पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · September 6, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.30 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
गाण्डीवं स्रंसते हस्तात्त्वक्चैव परिदह्यते।

न च शक्नोम्यवस्थातुं भ्रमतीव च मे मनः।।1.30।।
"1.30 The bow Gandeeva slips from my hand, and my skin burns. I cannot keep quiet, for my mind is in tumult." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.30'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 Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya139.53°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra126.96°SiṃhaMaghā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala149.74°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha164.69°KanyāHasta P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati300.88°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra179.99°KanyāCitrā P2
शनि Śani283.73°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:21 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:16 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:48 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:14 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:42 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 55 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 04 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:37 – 04:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:16 – 05:21
Abhijit Muhūrta11:22 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta13:58 – 14:49
Godhūli Muhūrta18:04 – 18:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:16 – 18:48
Amṛta Kāla18:01 – 19:46
Niśīta Muhūrta23:22 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:58 – 08:34
Yamaganda10:11 – 11:48
Gulika Kāla13:25 – 15:02
Varjyam05:53 – 06:14
Dur Muhūrta 08:22 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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):
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 · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:21 – 06:58 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:58 – 08:34 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:34 – 10:11 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:11 – 11:48 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:48 – 13:25 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:25 – 15:02 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:02 – 16:39 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:39 – 18:16 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:16 – 19:39 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:39 – 21:02 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:02 – 22:25 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:25 – 23:48 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:48 – 01:11 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:11 – 02:34 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:34 – 03:58 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:58 – 05:21 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870998.27
Julian Day2459463.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1559°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)346.53°
🪷 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 (24.1559°), declination 6.41°, EoT 2.20 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: 2021-09-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)