पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · October 1, 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 1.25 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
भीष्मद्रोणप्रमुखतः सर्वेषां च महीक्षिताम्।

उवाच पार्थ पश्यैतान्समवेतान्कुरूनिति।।1.25।।
"1.25 Whither Bheeshma and Drona had led all the rulers of the earth, and spoke thus: O Arjuna! Behold these members of the family of Kuru assembled." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.25'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 Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya163.46°KanyāHasta P2
चन्द्र Candra195.16°TulāSvātī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala153.56°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha182.21°TulāCitrā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati234.07°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra176.09°KanyāCitrā P1
शनि Śani259.85°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:46 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:33 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:39 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:37 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:56 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 47 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 12 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:11 – 04:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:47 – 05:46
Abhijit Muhūrta11:16 – 12:03
Vijaya Muhūrta13:37 – 14:24
Godhūli Muhūrta17:21 – 17:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:33 – 18:03
Amṛta Kāla17:18 – 19:03
Niśīta Muhūrta23:16 – 00:03

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:36 – 16:05
Yamaganda08:43 – 10:11
Gulika Kāla11:39 – 13:08
Varjyam06:15 – 06:34
Dur Muhūrta 08:31 – 08:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (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 · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:46 – 07:14 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:14 – 08:43 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:43 – 10:11 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:11 – 11:39 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:39 – 13:08 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:08 – 14:36 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:36 – 16:05 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:05 – 17:33 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:33 – 19:05 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:05 – 20:36 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:36 – 22:08 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:08 – 23:39 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:39 – 01:11 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:11 – 02:43 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:43 – 04:14 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:14 – 05:46 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870292.27
Julian Day2458757.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1289°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)30.74°
🪷 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 (24.1289°), declination -3.01°, EoT 11.17 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: 2019-10-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)