पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · September 30, 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 2.7 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
कार्पण्यदोषोपहतस्वभावः

पृच्छामि त्वां धर्मसंमूढचेताः।

यच्छ्रेयः स्यान्निश्िचतं ब्रूहि तन्मे

शिष्यस्तेऽहं शाधि मां त्वां प्रपन्नम्।।2.7।।
"2.7 My heart is oppressed with pity; and my mind confused as to what my duty is. Therefore, my Lord, tell me what is best for my spiritual welfare, for I am Thy disciple. Please direct me, I pray." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.7'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 Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya162.95°KanyāHasta P1
चन्द्र Candra83.48°MithunaPunarvasu P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala165.28°KanyāHasta P2
बुध Budha180.83°TulāCitrā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati298.69°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra207.37°TulāViśākhā P3
शनि Śani282.86°MakaraŚravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:45 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:34 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:40 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:52 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:52 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 48 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 11 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:11 – 04:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:46 – 05:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:16 – 12:03
Vijaya Muhūrta13:38 – 14:25
Godhūli Muhūrta17:22 – 17:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:34 – 18:04
Amṛta Kāla17:19 – 19:04
Niśīta Muhūrta23:16 – 00:03

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:08 – 14:37
Yamaganda05:45 – 07:14
Gulika Kāla08:42 – 10:11
Varjyam06:15 – 06:34
Dur Muhūrta 08:31 – 08:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:45 – 07:14 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:14 – 08:42 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:42 – 10:11 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:11 – 11:40 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:40 – 13:08 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:08 – 14:37 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:37 – 16:05 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:05 – 17:34 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:34 – 19:05 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:05 – 20:37 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:37 – 22:08 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:08 – 23:40 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:40 – 01:11 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:11 – 02:42 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:42 – 04:14 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:14 – 05:45 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Navamī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871022.27
Julian Day2459487.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1568°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)282.87°
🪷 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 (24.1568°), declination -2.82°, EoT 10.84 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: 2021-09-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)