पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · September 27, 2022 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.2 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
भवाप्ययौ हि भूतानां श्रुतौ विस्तरशो मया।

त्वत्तः कमलपत्राक्ष माहात्म्यमपि चाव्ययम्।।11.2।।
"11.2 O Lord, whose eyes are like the lotus petal! Thou hast described in detail the origin and the dissolution of being, and Thine own Eternal Majesty." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla 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)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya159.76°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra173.41°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala54.11°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
बुध Budha152.22°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati339.47°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra152.71°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani295.04°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:42 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:40 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:41 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:57 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:14 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 57 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 02 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:06 – 04:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:42 – 05:42
Abhijit Muhūrta11:17 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta13:40 – 14:28
Godhūli Muhūrta17:28 – 17:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:40 – 18:09
Amṛta Kāla17:25 – 19:10
Niśīta Muhūrta23:17 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:40 – 16:10
Yamaganda08:41 – 10:11
Gulika Kāla11:41 – 13:10
Varjyam06:12 – 06:31
Dur Muhūrta 08:29 – 08:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:42 – 07:12 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:12 – 08:41 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:41 – 10:11 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:11 – 11:41 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:41 – 13:10 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:10 – 14:40 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:40 – 16:10 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:10 – 17:40 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:40 – 19:10 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:10 – 20:40 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:40 – 22:10 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:10 – 23:41 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:41 – 01:11 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:11 – 02:41 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:41 – 04:12 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:12 – 05:42 (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)1871384.27
Julian Day2459849.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1706°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)13.13°
🪷 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 (24.1706°), declination -1.56°, EoT 9.84 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: 2022-09-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)