पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · August 26, 2020 CE

Also observed today

सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति · Siṁha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 9.17 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga🪷 Pitāham Asya Jagato · Krishna IS the Mother

पिताऽहमस्य जगतो माता धाता पितामहः।

वेद्यं पवित्रमोंकार ऋक् साम यजुरेव च।।9.17।।

"9.17 I am the Father of the universe and its Mother; I am its Nourisher and its Grandfather; I am the Knowable and the Pure; I am Om; and I am the Sacred Scriptures." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 9.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla 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)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Anurādhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	129.14°	Siṃha	Maghā P3
चन्द्र Candra	222.92°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	2.06°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
बुध Budha	136.94°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	263.78°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra	83.55°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
शनि Śani	272.10°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:10 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:34 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:52 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	13:26 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	22:48 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 24 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 35 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:23 – 04:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:03 – 05:10
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:25 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 15:00
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:22 – 18:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:34 – 19:08
Amṛta Kāla	18:19 – 20:04
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:25 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:52 – 13:32
Yamaganda	06:50 – 08:31
Gulika Kāla	10:11 – 11:52
Varjyam	05:43 – 06:05
Dur Muhūrta	08:17 – 08:44

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)

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 Labha	05:10 – 06:50 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	06:50 – 08:31 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:31 – 10:11 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:11 – 11:52 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:52 – 13:32 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:32 – 15:13 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:13 – 16:54 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:54 – 18:34 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	18:34 – 19:54 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:54 – 21:13 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:13 – 22:32 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:32 – 23:52 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:52 – 01:11 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:11 – 02:31 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:31 – 03:50 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	03:50 – 05:10 (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 Śukla Aṣṭamī + Anurādhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870622.27
Julian Day	2459087.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1415°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	91.53°

🪷 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 (24.1415°), declination 10.30°, EoT -1.42 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: 2020-08-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)