पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · August 28, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: बलराम जयन्ती — Balarāma Jayantī (Hala-Ṣaṣṭhī)
Birth of Bala-deva, Krishna's elder brother and Saṅkarṣaṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.21 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

हृषीकेशं तदा वाक्यमिदमाह महीपते।

सेनयोरुभयोर्मध्ये रथं स्थापय मेऽच्युत।।1.21।।
"1.21 Raising his bow, spoke this to the Lord Shri Krishna: O Infallible! Lord of the earth! Please draw up my chariot betwixt the two armies," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.21'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 Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya130.82°SiṃhaMaghā P4
चन्द्र Candra16.18°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala143.98°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha152.34°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati301.99°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra169.49°KanyāHasta P3
शनि Śani284.24°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:12 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:31 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:51 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:14 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:11 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 19 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 40 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:25 – 04:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:05 – 05:12
Abhijit Muhūrta11:25 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta14:05 – 14:58
Godhūli Muhūrta18:19 – 18:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:31 – 19:04
Amṛta Kāla18:16 – 20:01
Niśīta Muhūrta23:25 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:31 – 10:11
Yamaganda13:31 – 15:11
Gulika Kāla05:12 – 06:51
Varjyam05:45 – 06:06
Dur Muhūrta 08:18 – 08:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:12 – 06:51 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:51 – 08:31 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:31 – 10:11 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:11 – 11:51 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:51 – 13:31 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:31 – 15:11 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:11 – 16:51 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:51 – 18:31 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:31 – 19:51 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:51 – 21:11 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:11 – 22:31 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:31 – 23:51 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:51 – 01:11 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:11 – 02:31 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:31 – 03:51 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:51 – 05:12 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870989.27
Julian Day2459454.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1555°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)246.95°
🪷 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 (24.1555°), declination 9.69°, EoT -0.81 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: 2021-08-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)