पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · September 21, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.13 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
महात्मानस्तु मां पार्थ दैवीं प्रकृतिमाश्रिताः।

भजन्त्यनन्यमनसो ज्ञात्वा भूतादिमव्ययम्।।9.13।।
"9.13 But the Great Souls, O Arjuna! Filled with My Divine Spirit, they worship Me, they fix their minds on Me and on Me alone, for they know that I am the imperishable Source of being." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya153.91°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra288.24°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala278.10°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha153.58°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati206.09°TulāViśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra192.79°TulāSvātī P2
शनि Śani248.49°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:36 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:50 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:43 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:41 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:40 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 14 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 45 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:58 – 04:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:34 – 05:36
Abhijit Muhūrta11:18 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta13:45 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta17:38 – 18:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:50 – 18:21
Amṛta Kāla17:35 – 19:20
Niśīta Muhūrta23:18 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:11 – 11:43
Yamaganda14:46 – 16:18
Gulika Kāla07:07 – 08:39
Varjyam06:06 – 06:26
Dur Muhūrta 08:27 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:36 – 07:07 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:07 – 08:39 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:39 – 10:11 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:11 – 11:43 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:43 – 13:15 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:15 – 14:46 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:46 – 16:18 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:18 – 17:50 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:50 – 19:18 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:18 – 20:46 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:46 – 22:15 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:15 – 23:43 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:43 – 01:11 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:11 – 02:39 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:39 – 04:07 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:07 – 05:36 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869917.27
Julian Day2458382.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1145°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)133.08°
🪷 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 (24.1145°), declination 0.79°, EoT 7.71 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: 2018-09-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)