पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · October 15, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.33 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
अक्षराणामकारोऽस्मि द्वन्द्वः सामासिकस्य च।

अहमेवाक्षयः कालो धाताऽहं विश्वतोमुखः।।10.33।।
"10.33 Of letters I am A; I am the copulative in compound words; I am Time inexhaustible; and I am the all-pervading Preserver." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.33's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya178.01°KanyāCitrā P2
चन्द्र Candra152.75°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala356.21°MīnaRevatī P3
बुध Budha197.47°TulāSvātī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati264.87°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra139.96°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani271.39°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:02 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:09 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:36 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:47 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:02 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 06 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 53 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:33 – 05:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:07 – 06:02
Abhijit Muhūrta11:13 – 11:58
Vijaya Muhūrta13:27 – 14:11
Godhūli Muhūrta16:57 – 17:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:09 – 17:37
Amṛta Kāla16:54 – 18:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:13 – 23:58

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:59 – 14:22
Yamaganda06:02 – 07:26
Gulika Kāla08:49 – 10:12
Varjyam06:30 – 06:48
Dur Muhūrta 08:38 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)
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):
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 Śubha06:02 – 07:26 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:26 – 08:49 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:49 – 10:12 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:12 – 11:36 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:36 – 12:59 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta12:59 – 14:22 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:22 – 15:46 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:46 – 17:09 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:09 – 18:46 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:46 – 20:22 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:22 – 21:59 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga21:59 – 23:36 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:36 – 01:12 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:12 – 02:49 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:49 – 04:26 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:26 – 06:02 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870672.27
Julian Day2459137.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1434°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)335.77°
🪷 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 (24.1434°), declination -8.62°, EoT 14.86 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: 2020-10-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)