पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · September 2, 2022 CE

🪷 आज: सुब्रह्मण्य षष्ठी — Subrahmaṇya Ṣaṣṭhī
Worship of Kārttikeya as Subrahmaṇya.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.19 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

हन्त ते कथयिष्यामि दिव्या ह्यात्मविभूतयः।

प्राधान्यतः कुरुश्रेष्ठ नास्त्यन्तो विस्तरस्य मे।।10.19।।
"10.19 Lord Shri Krishna replied: So be it, My beloved fried! I will unfold to thee some of the chief aspects of My glory. Of its full extent there is no end." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla 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)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya135.41°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra203.58°TulāViśākhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala42.57°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
बुध Budha161.65°KanyāHasta P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati342.58°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra121.69°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शनि Śani296.46°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:16 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:23 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:23 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:22 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 06 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 53 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:31 – 04:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:11 – 05:16
Abhijit Muhūrta11:23 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta14:01 – 14:53
Godhūli Muhūrta18:11 – 18:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:23 – 18:56
Amṛta Kāla18:08 – 19:53
Niśīta Muhūrta23:23 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:11 – 11:50
Yamaganda15:06 – 16:45
Gulika Kāla06:55 – 08:33
Varjyam05:49 – 06:10
Dur Muhūrta 08:20 – 08:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)
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 · 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 · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:16 – 06:55 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:55 – 08:33 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:33 – 10:11 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:11 – 11:50 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:50 – 13:28 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:28 – 15:06 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:06 – 16:45 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:45 – 18:23 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:23 – 19:45 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:45 – 21:06 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:06 – 22:28 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:28 – 23:50 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:50 – 01:11 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:11 – 02:33 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:33 – 03:55 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:55 – 05:16 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871359.27
Julian Day2459824.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1697°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)70.11°
🪷 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 (24.1697°), declination 7.98°, EoT 0.81 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: 2022-09-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)