पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · October 2, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: रमा एकादशी — Ramā Ekādaśī
Lakṣmī (Ramā) granted boon to King Mucukunda.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.9 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
सञ्जय उवाच

एवमुक्त्वा हृषीकेशं गुडाकेशः परन्तप।

न योत्स्य इति गोविन्दमुक्त्वा तूष्णीं बभूव ह।।2.9।।
"2.9 Sanjaya continued: "Arjuna, the conqueror of all enemies, then told the Lord of All-Hearts that he would no fight, and became silent, O King!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.9'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 Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya164.92°KanyāHasta P2
चन्द्र Candra108.53°KarkaAśleṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala166.59°KanyāHasta P2
बुध Budha179.90°KanyāCitrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati298.58°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra209.60°TulāViśākhā P3
शनि Śani282.82°MakaraŚravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:47 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:31 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:39 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:46 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:01 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 43 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 16 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:14 – 05:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:49 – 05:47
Abhijit Muhūrta11:16 – 12:02
Vijaya Muhūrta13:36 – 14:23
Godhūli Muhūrta17:19 – 17:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:31 – 18:00
Amṛta Kāla17:16 – 19:01
Niśīta Muhūrta23:16 – 00:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:43 – 10:11
Yamaganda13:07 – 14:35
Gulika Kāla05:47 – 07:15
Varjyam06:17 – 06:36
Dur Muhūrta 08:32 – 08:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:47 – 07:15 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:15 – 08:43 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:43 – 10:11 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:11 – 11:39 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:39 – 13:07 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:07 – 14:35 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:35 – 16:03 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:03 – 17:31 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:31 – 19:03 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:03 – 20:35 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:35 – 22:07 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:07 – 23:39 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:39 – 01:11 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:11 – 02:43 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:43 – 04:15 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:15 – 05:47 (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)1871024.27
Julian Day2459489.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1569°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)304.91°
🪷 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 (24.1569°), declination -3.60°, EoT 11.48 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: 2021-10-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)