पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · September 29, 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 9.21 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
ते तं भुक्त्वा स्वर्गलोकं विशालं

क्षीणे पुण्ये मर्त्यलोकं विशन्ति।

एव त्रयीधर्ममनुप्रपन्ना

गतागतं कामकामा लभन्ते।।9.21।।
"9.21 Yet although they enjoy the spacious glories of Paradise, nevertheless, when their merit is exhausted, they are born again into this world of mortals. They have followed the letter of the scriptures, yet because they have sought but to fulfill their own desires, they must de…" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya161.74°KanyāHasta P1
चन्द्र Candra28.91°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala280.81°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
बुध Budha167.67°KanyāHasta P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati207.52°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra195.75°TulāSvātī P3
शनि Śani248.73°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:44 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:36 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:40 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:35 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:02 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 52 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 07 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:09 – 04:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:45 – 05:44
Abhijit Muhūrta11:16 – 12:04
Vijaya Muhūrta13:39 – 14:26
Godhūli Muhūrta17:24 – 17:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:36 – 18:06
Amṛta Kāla17:21 – 19:06
Niśīta Muhūrta23:16 – 00:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:42 – 10:11
Yamaganda13:09 – 14:38
Gulika Kāla05:44 – 07:13
Varjyam06:14 – 06:33
Dur Muhūrta 08:30 – 08:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:44 – 07:13 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:13 – 08:42 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:42 – 10:11 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:11 – 11:40 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:40 – 13:09 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:09 – 14:38 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:38 – 16:07 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:07 – 17:36 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:36 – 19:07 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:07 – 20:38 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:38 – 22:09 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:09 – 23:40 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:40 – 01:11 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:11 – 02:42 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:42 – 04:13 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:13 – 05:44 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869925.27
Julian Day2458390.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1148°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)228.10°
🪷 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 (24.1148°), declination -2.33°, EoT 10.52 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: 2018-09-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)