पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · October 11, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.6 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
युधामन्युश्च विक्रान्त उत्तमौजाश्च वीर्यवान्।

सौभद्रो द्रौपदेयाश्च सर्व एव महारथाः।।1.6।।
"1.6 Yudhamanyu, Uttamouja, Soubhadra and the sons of Droupadi, famous men." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya173.82°KanyāCitrā P1
चन्द्र Candra64.35°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala148.21°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha175.08°KanyāCitrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati185.72°TulāCitrā P4
शुक्र Śukra151.50°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani238.63°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

Chicago, USA — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · UTC-6)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:57 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:16 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:37 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:43 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:54 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 18 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 41 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:27 – 05:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:01 – 05:57
Abhijit Muhūrta11:14 – 11:59
Vijaya Muhūrta13:30 – 14:15
Godhūli Muhūrta17:04 – 17:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:16 – 17:44
Amṛta Kāla17:01 – 18:46
Niśīta Muhūrta23:14 – 23:59

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:37 – 13:01
Yamaganda07:22 – 08:47
Gulika Kāla10:12 – 11:37
Varjyam06:26 – 06:44
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 08:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:57 – 07:22 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:22 – 08:47 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:47 – 10:12 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:12 – 11:37 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:37 – 13:01 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:01 – 14:26 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:26 – 15:51 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:51 – 17:16 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:16 – 18:51 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:51 – 20:26 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:26 – 22:01 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:01 – 23:37 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:37 – 01:12 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:12 – 02:47 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:47 – 04:22 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:22 – 05:57 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°
Longitude: -87.6298°
Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869572.27
Julian Day2458037.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1013°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)248.46°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.1013°), declination -7.03°, EoT 13.99 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 2017-10-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)