पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · September 27, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.4 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

कथं भीष्ममहं संख्ये द्रोणं च मधुसूदन।

इषुभिः प्रतियोत्स्यामि पूजार्हावरिसूदन।।2.4।।
"2.4 Arjuna argued: My Lord! How can I, when the battle rages, send an arrow through Bheeshma and Drona, who should receive my reverence?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya160.01°KanyāHasta P1
चन्द्र Candra47.82°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala163.32°KanyāHasta P1
बुध Budha181.28°TulāCitrā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati298.89°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra204.01°TulāViśākhā P2
शनि Śani282.92°MakaraŚravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:42 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:39 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:41 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:42 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:42 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 57 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 02 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:07 – 04:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:42 – 05:42
Abhijit Muhūrta11:17 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta13:40 – 14:28
Godhūli Muhūrta17:27 – 17:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:39 – 18:09
Amṛta Kāla17:24 – 19:09
Niśīta Muhūrta23:17 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:12 – 08:41
Yamaganda10:11 – 11:41
Gulika Kāla13:10 – 14:40
Varjyam06:12 – 06:31
Dur Muhūrta 08:29 – 08:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:42 – 07:12 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:12 – 08:41 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:41 – 10:11 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:11 – 11:41 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:41 – 13:10 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:10 – 14:40 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:40 – 16:10 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:10 – 17:39 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:39 – 19:10 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:10 – 20:40 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:40 – 22:10 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:10 – 23:41 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:41 – 01:11 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:11 – 02:41 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:41 – 04:12 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:12 – 05:42 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871019.27
Julian Day2459484.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1567°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)250.82°
🪷 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 (24.1567°), declination -1.66°, EoT 9.84 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: 2021-09-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)