पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · October 16, 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 1.11 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अयनेषु च सर्वेषु यथाभागमवस्थिताः।

भीष्ममेवाभिरक्षन्तु भवन्तः सर्व एव हि।।1.11।।
"1.11 Therefore in the rank and file, let stand firm in their posts, according to battalions; and all you generals about Bheeshma." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.11'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 Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya178.77°KanyāCitrā P2
चन्द्र Candra133.63°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala151.37°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha183.44°TulāCitrā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati186.80°TulāSvātī P1
शुक्र Śukra157.70°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani238.99°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:03 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:08 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:35 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:00 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:10 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 04 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 55 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:35 – 05:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:08 – 06:03
Abhijit Muhūrta11:13 – 11:58
Vijaya Muhūrta13:26 – 14:11
Godhūli Muhūrta16:56 – 17:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:08 – 17:35
Amṛta Kāla16:53 – 18:38
Niśīta Muhūrta23:13 – 23:58

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:26 – 08:49
Yamaganda10:12 – 11:35
Gulika Kāla12:59 – 14:22
Varjyam06:31 – 06:49
Dur Muhūrta 08:38 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:03 – 07:26 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:26 – 08:49 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:49 – 10:12 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:12 – 11:35 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:35 – 12:59 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala12:59 – 14:22 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:22 – 15:45 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:45 – 17:08 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:08 – 18:45 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:45 – 20:22 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:22 – 21:59 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla21:59 – 23:35 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:35 – 01:12 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:12 – 02:49 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:49 – 04:26 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:26 – 06:03 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869577.27
Julian Day2458042.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1015°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)314.77°
🪷 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 (24.1015°), declination -8.89°, EoT 15.05 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: 2017-10-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)