पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · August 19, 2020 CE

Also observed today

सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति · Siṁha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 9.10 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga

मयाऽध्यक्षेण प्रकृतिः सूयते सचराचरम्।

हेतुनाऽनेन कौन्तेय जगद्विपरिवर्तते।।9.10।।

"9.10 Under my guidance, Nature produces all things movable and immovable. Thus it is, O Arjuna, that this universe revolves." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 9.10'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 Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Āśleṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)	Nāga
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	122.39°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
चन्द्र Candra	121.47°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	0.36°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
बुध Budha	123.57°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	264.24°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra	76.41°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P3
शनि Śani	272.48°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:03 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:45 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:54 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	04:59 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	18:41 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 42 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 17 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:13 – 04:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:54 – 05:03
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:26 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:11 – 15:06
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:33 – 18:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:45 – 19:19
Amṛta Kāla	18:30 – 20:15
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:26 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:54 – 13:37
Yamaganda	06:45 – 08:28
Gulika Kāla	10:11 – 11:54
Varjyam	05:37 – 05:59
Dur Muhūrta	08:15 – 08:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)

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 · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	05:03 – 06:45 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	06:45 – 08:28 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:28 – 10:11 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:11 – 11:54 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:54 – 13:37 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:37 – 15:19 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:19 – 17:02 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	17:02 – 18:45 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	18:45 – 20:02 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	20:02 – 21:19 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:19 – 22:37 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:37 – 23:54 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:54 – 01:11 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:11 – 02:28 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:28 – 03:45 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	03:45 – 05:03 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°

Longitude: -87.6298°

Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Āśleṣā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870615.27
Julian Day	2459080.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1412°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	357.90°

🪷 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 12.67°, EoT -3.29 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: 2020-08-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)