पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · September 16, 2022 CE

Also observed today

सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति · Siṁha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 10.33 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga

अक्षराणामकारोऽस्मि द्वन्द्वः सामासिकस्य च।

अहमेवाक्षयः कालो धाताऽहं विश्वतोमुखः।।10.33।।

"10.33 Of letters I am A; I am the copulative in compound words; I am Time inexhaustible; and I am the all-pervading Preserver." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 10.33'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 Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	149.00°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra	38.22°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	49.51°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
बुध Budha	162.80°	Kanyā	Hasta P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	340.93°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra	139.03°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani	295.58°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:30 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:59 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:45 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	20:59 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	11:44 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 28 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 31 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:51 – 04:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:28 – 05:30
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:20 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:49 – 14:39
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:47 – 18:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:59 – 18:30
Amṛta Kāla	17:44 – 19:29
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:20 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:11 – 11:45
Yamaganda	14:52 – 16:25
Gulika Kāla	07:04 – 08:38
Varjyam	06:02 – 06:22
Dur Muhūrta	08:25 – 08:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)

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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:30 – 07:04 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:04 – 08:38 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:38 – 10:11 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:11 – 11:45 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:45 – 13:18 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:18 – 14:52 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	14:52 – 16:25 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:25 – 17:59 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	17:59 – 19:25 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:25 – 20:52 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	20:52 – 22:18 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:18 – 23:45 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:45 – 01:11 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:11 – 02:38 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:38 – 04:04 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:04 – 05:30 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°

Longitude: -87.6298°

Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871373.27
Julian Day	2459838.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1702°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	249.44°

🪷 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 (24.1702°), declination 2.71°, EoT 5.87 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: 2022-09-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)