पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · August 23, 2022 CE

🪷 आज: इन्दिरा एकादशी — Indirā Ekādaśī
Falls in Pitṛ Pakṣa; liberates ancestors from naraka.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.9 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
मच्चित्ता मद्गतप्राणा बोधयन्तः परस्परम्।

कथयन्तश्च मां नित्यं तुष्यन्ति च रमन्ति च।।10.9।।
"10.9 With minds concentrated on Me, with lives absorbed in Me, and enlightening each other, they ever feel content and happy." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya125.75°SiṃhaMaghā P2
चन्द्र Candra77.90°MithunaĀrdrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala37.02°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
बुध Budha152.29°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati343.50°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra109.36°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शनि Śani297.17°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:06 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:39 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:53 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:09 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:14 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 33 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 26 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:18 – 04:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:58 – 05:06
Abhijit Muhūrta11:26 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 15:03
Godhūli Muhūrta18:27 – 18:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:39 – 19:13
Amṛta Kāla18:24 – 20:09
Niśīta Muhūrta23:26 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:16 – 16:58
Yamaganda08:29 – 10:11
Gulika Kāla11:53 – 13:34
Varjyam05:40 – 06:02
Dur Muhūrta 08:16 – 08:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:06 – 06:48 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:48 – 08:29 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:29 – 10:11 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:11 – 11:53 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:53 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:34 – 15:16 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:16 – 16:58 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:58 – 18:39 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:39 – 19:58 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:58 – 21:16 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:16 – 22:34 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:34 – 23:53 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:53 – 01:11 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:11 – 02:29 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:29 – 03:48 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:48 – 05:06 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871349.27
Julian Day2459814.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1693°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)310.65°
🪷 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 (24.1693°), declination 11.50°, EoT -2.27 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: 2022-08-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)