पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · September 6, 2019 CE

🪷 आज: राधाष्टमी — Rādhāṣṭamī
Manifestation of Śrī Rādhā at Barsānā — Krishna's ādi-śakti.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.78 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यत्र योगेश्वरः कृष्णो यत्र पार्थो धनुर्धरः।

तत्र श्रीर्विजयो भूतिर्ध्रुवा नीतिर्मतिर्मम।।18.78।
"18.78 Wherever is the Lord Shri Krishna, the Prince of Wisdom, and wherever is Arjuna, the Great Archer, I am more than convinced that good fortune, victory, happiness and righteousness will follow"" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.78's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya139.06°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra227.87°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala137.57°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha140.61°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati231.37°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra145.03°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani259.84°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:20 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:17 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:48 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:06 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:21 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 56 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 03 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:36 – 04:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:15 – 05:20
Abhijit Muhūrta11:22 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta13:58 – 14:50
Godhūli Muhūrta18:05 – 18:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:17 – 18:49
Amṛta Kāla18:02 – 19:47
Niśīta Muhūrta23:22 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:11 – 11:48
Yamaganda15:03 – 16:40
Gulika Kāla06:57 – 08:34
Varjyam05:52 – 06:13
Dur Muhūrta 08:21 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (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 · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:20 – 06:57 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:57 – 08:34 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:34 – 10:11 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:11 – 11:48 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:48 – 13:25 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:25 – 15:03 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:03 – 16:40 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:40 – 18:17 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:17 – 19:40 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:40 – 21:03 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:03 – 22:25 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:25 – 23:48 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:48 – 01:11 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:11 – 02:34 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:34 – 03:57 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:57 – 05:20 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Anurādhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870267.27
Julian Day2458732.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1279°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)85.82°
🪷 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 (24.1279°), declination 6.61°, EoT 2.20 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: 2019-09-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)