पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · August 18, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.9 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
न च मां तानि कर्माणि निबध्नन्ति धनञ्जय।

उदासीनवदासीनमसक्तं तेषु कर्मसु।।9.9।।
"9.9 But these acts of mine do not bind Me. I remain outside and unattached." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya121.43°SiṃhaMaghā P1
चन्द्र Candra107.18°KarkaAśleṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala0.07°MeṣaAśvinī P1
बुध Budha121.58°SiṃhaMaghā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati264.32°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra75.42°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शनि Śani272.54°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:02 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:47 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:48 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:06 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 44 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 15 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:12 – 04:07
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:53 – 05:02
Abhijit Muhūrta11:27 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta14:12 – 15:07
Godhūli Muhūrta18:35 – 18:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:47 – 19:21
Amṛta Kāla18:32 – 20:17
Niśīta Muhūrta23:27 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:20 – 17:03
Yamaganda08:28 – 10:11
Gulika Kāla11:54 – 13:37
Varjyam05:36 – 05:58
Dur Muhūrta 08:14 – 08:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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 · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:02 – 06:45 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:45 – 08:28 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:28 – 10:11 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:11 – 11:54 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:54 – 13:37 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:37 – 15:20 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:20 – 17:03 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:03 – 18:47 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:47 – 20:03 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:03 – 21:20 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:20 – 22:37 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:37 – 23:54 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:54 – 01:11 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:11 – 02:28 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:28 – 03:45 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:45 – 05:02 (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 Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870614.27
Julian Day2459079.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1412°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)345.13°
🪷 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 (24.1412°), declination 13.00°, EoT -3.53 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: 2020-08-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)