पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · September 14, 2022 CE

Also observed today

सङ्कष्टी चतुर्थी · Saṅkaṣṭī CaturthīPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 10.31 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga

पवनः पवतामस्मि रामः शस्त्रभृतामहम्।

झषाणां मकरश्चास्मि स्रोतसामस्मि जाह्नवी।।10.31।।

"10.31 I am the Wind among purifiers, the King Rama among warriors; I am the Crocodile among the fishes, and I am the Ganges among rivers." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 10.31'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 Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Aśvinī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	147.05°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra	13.05°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	48.59°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
बुध Budha	163.87°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	341.18°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra	136.55°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani	295.69°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:28 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:02 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:45 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	19:55 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	09:44 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 33 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 26 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:48 – 04:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:26 – 05:28
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:20 – 12:11
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:51 – 14:41
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:50 – 18:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:02 – 18:34
Amṛta Kāla	17:47 – 19:32
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:20 – 00:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:45 – 13:20
Yamaganda	07:03 – 08:37
Gulika Kāla	10:11 – 11:45
Varjyam	06:00 – 06:20
Dur Muhūrta	08:24 – 08:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	05:28 – 07:03 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:03 – 08:37 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:37 – 10:11 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:11 – 11:45 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:45 – 13:20 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:20 – 14:54 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	14:54 – 16:28 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:28 – 18:02 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	18:02 – 19:28 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:28 – 20:54 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	20:54 – 22:20 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:20 – 23:45 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:45 – 01:11 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:11 – 02:37 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:37 – 04:03 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:03 – 05:28 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°

Longitude: -87.6298°

Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturthī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:

-3101-02-18 — Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871371.27
Julian Day	2459836.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1701°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	226.63°

🪷 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 (24.1701°), declination 3.48°, EoT 5.13 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: 2022-09-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)