पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · August 25, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.18 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
द्रुपदो द्रौपदेयाश्च सर्वशः पृथिवीपते।

सौभद्रश्च महाबाहुः शङ्खान्दध्मुः पृथक्पृथक्।।1.18।।
"1.18 And O King! Drupada, the sons of Droupadi and Soubhadra, the great soldier, blew their conches." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya127.93°SiṃhaMaghā P3
चन्द्र Candra339.05°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala142.06°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha147.81°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati302.38°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra165.97°KanyāHasta P2
शनि Śani284.44°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:08 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:36 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:52 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:49 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:04 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 27 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 32 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:21 – 04:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:01 – 05:08
Abhijit Muhūrta11:25 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta18:24 – 18:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:36 – 19:10
Amṛta Kāla18:21 – 20:06
Niśīta Muhūrta23:25 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:52 – 13:33
Yamaganda06:49 – 08:30
Gulika Kāla10:11 – 11:52
Varjyam05:42 – 06:04
Dur Muhūrta 08:17 – 08:44

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
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):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:08 – 06:49 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:49 – 08:30 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:30 – 10:11 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:11 – 11:52 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:52 – 13:33 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:33 – 15:14 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:14 – 16:55 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:55 – 18:36 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:36 – 19:55 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:55 – 21:14 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:14 – 22:33 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:33 – 23:52 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:52 – 01:11 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:11 – 02:30 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:30 – 03:49 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:49 – 05:08 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870986.27
Julian Day2459451.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1554°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)213.03°
🪷 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 (24.1554°), declination 10.73°, EoT -1.71 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: 2021-08-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)