पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · September 10, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: गणेश चतुर्थी — Gaṇeśa Caturthī
Gaṇeśa's birth day; 11-day festival in Maharashtra.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.34 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
आचार्याः पितरः पुत्रास्तथैव च पितामहाः।

मातुलाः श्वशुराः पौत्राः श्यालाः सम्बन्धिनस्तथा।।1.34।।
"1.34 Teachers, fathers and grandfathers, sons and grandsons, uncles, father-in-law, brothers-in-law and other relatives." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.34's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla 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)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya143.41°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra182.77°TulāCitrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala152.31°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha169.48°KanyāHasta P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati300.43°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra184.62°TulāCitrā P4
शनि Śani283.53°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:25 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:09 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:47 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:59 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:50 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 44 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 15 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:43 – 04:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:21 – 05:25
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta13:54 – 14:45
Godhūli Muhūrta17:57 – 18:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:09 – 18:41
Amṛta Kāla17:54 – 19:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:11 – 11:47
Yamaganda14:58 – 16:34
Gulika Kāla07:00 – 08:36
Varjyam05:57 – 06:17
Dur Muhūrta 08:23 – 08:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:25 – 07:00 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:00 – 08:36 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:36 – 10:11 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:11 – 11:47 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:47 – 13:22 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:22 – 14:58 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:58 – 16:34 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:34 – 18:09 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:09 – 19:34 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:34 – 20:58 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:58 – 22:22 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:22 – 23:47 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:47 – 01:11 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:11 – 02:36 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:36 – 04:00 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:00 – 05:25 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871002.27
Julian Day2459467.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1560°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)37.73°
🪷 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 (24.1560°), declination 4.91°, EoT 3.65 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: 2021-09-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)