पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · September 30, 2019 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.24 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
संजय उवाच

एवमुक्तो हृषीकेशो गुडाकेशेन भारत।

सेनयोरुभयोर्मध्ये स्थापयित्वा रथोत्तमम्।।1.24।।
"1.24 Sanjaya said: "Having listened to the request of Arjuna, Lord Shri Krishna drew up His bright chariot exactly in the midst between the two armies," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya162.47°KanyāHasta P1
चन्द्र Candra180.37°TulāCitrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala152.92°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha180.74°TulāCitrā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati233.94°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra174.85°KanyāCitrā P1
शनि Śani259.83°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:45 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:35 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:40 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:23 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:20 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 50 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 09 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:10 – 04:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:45 – 05:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:16 – 12:03
Vijaya Muhūrta13:38 – 14:25
Godhūli Muhūrta17:23 – 17:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:35 – 18:04
Amṛta Kāla17:20 – 19:05
Niśīta Muhūrta23:16 – 00:03

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:13 – 08:42
Yamaganda10:11 – 11:40
Gulika Kāla13:08 – 14:37
Varjyam06:14 – 06:33
Dur Muhūrta 08:30 – 08:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:45 – 07:13 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:13 – 08:42 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:42 – 10:11 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:11 – 11:40 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:40 – 13:08 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:08 – 14:37 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:37 – 16:06 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:06 – 17:35 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:35 – 19:06 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:06 – 20:37 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:37 – 22:08 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:08 – 23:40 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:40 – 01:11 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:11 – 02:42 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:42 – 04:13 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:13 – 05:45 (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 Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870291.27
Julian Day2458756.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1288°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)17.55°
🪷 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 (24.1288°), declination -2.62°, EoT 10.84 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: 2019-09-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)