पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · September 23, 2022 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.40 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
नान्तोऽस्ति मम दिव्यानां विभूतीनां परंतप।

एष तूद्देशतः प्रोक्तो विभूतेर्विस्तरो मया।।10.40।।
"10.40 O Arjuna! The aspects of My divine life are endless. I have mentioned but a few by way of illustration." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.40's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya155.84°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra122.33°SiṃhaMaghā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala52.54°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
बुध Budha156.22°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati340.01°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra147.73°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani295.22°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:38 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:47 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:38 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:18 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 08 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 51 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:00 – 04:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:37 – 05:38
Abhijit Muhūrta11:18 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta13:44 – 14:32
Godhūli Muhūrta17:35 – 17:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:47 – 18:17
Amṛta Kāla17:32 – 19:17
Niśīta Muhūrta23:18 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:11 – 11:42
Yamaganda14:44 – 16:15
Gulika Kāla07:09 – 08:40
Varjyam06:08 – 06:27
Dur Muhūrta 08:28 – 08:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
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):
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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:38 – 07:09 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:09 – 08:40 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:40 – 10:11 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:11 – 11:42 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:42 – 13:13 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:13 – 14:44 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:44 – 16:15 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:15 – 17:47 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:47 – 19:15 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:15 – 20:44 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:44 – 22:13 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:13 – 23:42 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:42 – 01:11 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:11 – 02:40 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:40 – 04:09 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:09 – 05:38 (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 Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871380.27
Julian Day2459845.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1705°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)325.53°
🪷 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 (24.1705°), declination -0.00°, EoT 8.44 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: 2022-09-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)