पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · September 27, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: पाशाङ्कुशा एकादशी — Pāśāṅkuśā Ekādaśī
Confers strength + wealth + son; equivalent to 1000 Aśvamedha-yajñas.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.15 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
स्वयमेवात्मनाऽत्मानं वेत्थ त्वं पुरुषोत्तम।

भूतभावन भूतेश देवदेव जगत्पते।।10.15।।
"10.15 Thou alone knowest Thyself, by the power of Thy Self; Thou the Supreme Spirit, the Source and Master of all being, the Lord of Lords, the Ruler of the Universe." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.15'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 Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya160.26°KanyāHasta P1
चन्द्र Candra285.80°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala1.51°MeṣaAśvinī P1
बुध Budha185.32°TulāCitrā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati263.58°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra118.84°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शनि Śani271.19°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:42 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:39 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:41 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:06 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:00 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 56 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 03 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:07 – 04:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:43 – 05:42
Abhijit Muhūrta11:17 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta13:40 – 14:28
Godhūli Muhūrta17:27 – 17:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:39 – 18:09
Amṛta Kāla17:24 – 19:09
Niśīta Muhūrta23:17 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:09 – 17:39
Yamaganda11:41 – 13:10
Gulika Kāla14:40 – 16:09
Varjyam06:12 – 06:31
Dur Muhūrta 08:30 – 08:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:42 – 07:12 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:12 – 08:42 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:42 – 10:11 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:11 – 11:41 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:41 – 13:10 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:10 – 14:40 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:40 – 16:09 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:09 – 17:39 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:39 – 19:09 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:09 – 20:40 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:40 – 22:10 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:10 – 23:41 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:41 – 01:11 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:11 – 02:42 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:42 – 04:12 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:12 – 05:42 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870654.27
Julian Day2459119.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1427°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)123.71°
🪷 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 (24.1427°), declination -1.75°, EoT 9.84 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: 2020-09-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)