पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · October 22, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: छठ पूजा — Chhaṭh Pūjā
Bihar/UP festival worshiping Sūrya. 6th day of Kārtika Śukla.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.40 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
नान्तोऽस्ति मम दिव्यानां विभूतीनां परंतप।

एष तूद्देशतः प्रोक्तो विभूतेर्विस्तरो मया।।10.40।।
"10.40 O Arjuna! The aspects of My divine life are endless. I have mentioned but a few by way of illustration." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.40's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya184.96°TulāCitrā P4
चन्द्र Candra256.34°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala354.12°MīnaRevatī P3
बुध Budha193.13°TulāSvātī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati265.62°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra148.34°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani271.62°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:11 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:58 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:35 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:46 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:54 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 47 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 12 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:44 – 05:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:17 – 06:11
Abhijit Muhūrta11:13 – 11:56
Vijaya Muhūrta13:23 – 14:06
Godhūli Muhūrta16:46 – 17:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:58 – 17:25
Amṛta Kāla16:43 – 18:28
Niśīta Muhūrta23:13 – 23:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:56 – 14:17
Yamaganda06:11 – 07:32
Gulika Kāla08:53 – 10:14
Varjyam06:38 – 06:55
Dur Muhūrta 08:42 – 09:03

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:11 – 07:32 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:32 – 08:53 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:53 – 10:14 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:14 – 11:35 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:35 – 12:56 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta12:56 – 14:17 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:17 – 15:37 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:37 – 16:58 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta16:58 – 18:37 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:37 – 20:17 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:17 – 21:56 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga21:56 – 23:35 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:35 – 01:14 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:14 – 02:53 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:53 – 04:32 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:32 – 06:11 (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)1870679.27
Julian Day2459144.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1437°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)68.45°
🪷 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 (24.1437°), declination -11.15°, EoT 15.95 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: 2020-10-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)