पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · October 8, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.30 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
अपि चेत्सुदुराचारो भजते मामनन्यभाक्।

साधुरेव स मन्तव्यः सम्यग्व्यवसितो हि सः।।9.30।।
"9.30 Even the most sinful, if he worship Me with his whole heart, shalt be considered righteous, for he is treading the right path." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.30'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 Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya170.60°KanyāHasta P4
चन्द्र Candra155.82°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala284.50°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
बुध Budha182.41°TulāCitrā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati209.23°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra196.52°TulāSvātī P3
शनि Śani249.12°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:54 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:21 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:37 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:35 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:41 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 27 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 32 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:22 – 05:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:56 – 05:54
Abhijit Muhūrta11:14 – 12:00
Vijaya Muhūrta13:32 – 14:18
Godhūli Muhūrta17:09 – 17:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:21 – 17:50
Amṛta Kāla17:06 – 18:51
Niśīta Muhūrta23:14 – 00:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:20 – 08:45
Yamaganda10:11 – 11:37
Gulika Kāla13:03 – 14:29
Varjyam06:22 – 06:41
Dur Muhūrta 08:34 – 08:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:54 – 07:20 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:20 – 08:45 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:45 – 10:11 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:11 – 11:37 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:37 – 13:03 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:03 – 14:29 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:29 – 15:55 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:55 – 17:21 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:21 – 18:55 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:55 – 20:29 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:29 – 22:03 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:03 – 23:37 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:37 – 01:11 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:11 – 02:45 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:45 – 04:20 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:20 – 05:54 (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 Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869934.27
Julian Day2458399.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1152°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)347.17°
🪷 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 (24.1152°), declination -5.80°, EoT 13.23 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: 2018-10-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)