पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · September 18, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: शारदीय नवरात्रि आरम्भ — Śāradīya Navrātri Start
Autumn Navrātri begins; Devī Mahiṣāsura-mardinī worship for 9 nights.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.6 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
महर्षयः सप्त पूर्वे चत्वारो मनवस्तथा।

मद्भावा मानसा जाता येषां लोक इमाः प्रजाः।।10.6।।
"10.6 The seven Great Seers,* the Progenitors of mankind, the Ancient Four,** and the Lawgivers were born of My Will and come forth direct from Me. The race of mankind has sprung from them. [* Mareechi, Atri, Angira, Pulah, Kratu, Pulastya, Vahishta. ** The Masters: Sanak, Sananda…" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya151.45°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra159.67°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala3.11°MeṣaAśvinī P1
बुध Budha173.80°KanyāCitrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati263.31°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra108.56°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शनि Śani271.28°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:33 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:55 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:44 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:19 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:14 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 21 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 38 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:54 – 04:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:31 – 05:33
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta13:47 – 14:37
Godhūli Muhūrta17:43 – 18:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:55 – 18:26
Amṛta Kāla17:40 – 19:25
Niśīta Muhūrta23:19 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:11 – 11:44
Yamaganda14:49 – 16:22
Gulika Kāla07:06 – 08:39
Varjyam06:04 – 06:24
Dur Muhūrta 08:26 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:33 – 07:06 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:06 – 08:39 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:39 – 10:11 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:11 – 11:44 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:44 – 13:17 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:17 – 14:49 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:49 – 16:22 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:22 – 17:55 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:55 – 19:22 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:22 – 20:49 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:49 – 22:17 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:17 – 23:44 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:44 – 01:11 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:11 – 02:39 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:39 – 04:06 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:06 – 05:33 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870645.27
Julian Day2459110.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1424°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)6.69°
🪷 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 (24.1424°), declination 1.75°, EoT 6.61 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: 2020-09-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)