पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · September 16, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.8 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
प्रकृतिं स्वामवष्टभ्य विसृजामि पुनः पुनः।

भूतग्राममिमं कृत्स्नमवशं प्रकृतेर्वशात्।।9.8।।
"9.8 With the help of Nature, again and again I pour forth the whole multitude of beings, whether they will or no, for they are ruled by My Will." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya149.03°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra228.59°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala276.73°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha144.29°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati205.25°TulāViśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra190.08°TulāSvātī P2
शनि Śani248.39°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:30 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:59 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:45 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:26 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:40 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 28 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 31 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:51 – 04:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:28 – 05:30
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta13:49 – 14:39
Godhūli Muhūrta17:47 – 18:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:59 – 18:30
Amṛta Kāla17:44 – 19:29
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:25 – 17:59
Yamaganda11:45 – 13:18
Gulika Kāla14:52 – 16:25
Varjyam06:02 – 06:22
Dur Muhūrta 08:25 – 08:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:30 – 07:04 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:04 – 08:38 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:38 – 10:11 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:11 – 11:45 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:45 – 13:18 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:18 – 14:52 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:52 – 16:25 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:25 – 17:59 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:59 – 19:25 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:25 – 20:52 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:52 – 22:18 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:18 – 23:45 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:45 – 01:11 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:11 – 02:38 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:38 – 04:04 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:04 – 05:30 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Saptamī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869912.27
Julian Day2458377.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1143°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)78.43°
🪷 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 (24.1143°), declination 2.72°, EoT 5.87 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: 2018-09-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)