पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · October 3, 2022 CE

Also observed today

कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति · Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 11.8 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga

न तु मां शक्यसे द्रष्टुमनेनैव स्वचक्षुषा।

दिव्यं ददामि ते चक्षुः पश्य मे योगमैश्वरम्।।11.8।।

"11.8 Yet since with mortal eyes thou canst not see Me, lo! I give thee the Divine Sight. See now the glory of My Sovereignty."" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 11.8'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 Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	165.65°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
चन्द्र Candra	256.09°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	56.23°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P1
बुध Budha	149.85°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	338.68°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra	160.19°	Kanyā	Hasta P1
शनि Śani	294.82°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:48 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:29 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:39 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	13:06 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	22:15 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 41 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 18 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:15 – 05:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:50 – 05:48
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:15 – 12:02
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:36 – 14:22
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:17 – 17:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:29 – 17:58
Amṛta Kāla	17:14 – 18:59
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:15 – 00:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:16 – 08:43
Yamaganda	10:11 – 11:39
Gulika Kāla	13:06 – 14:34
Varjyam	06:17 – 06:36
Dur Muhūrta	08:32 – 08:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	05:48 – 07:16 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:16 – 08:43 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:43 – 10:11 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:11 – 11:39 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:39 – 13:06 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:06 – 14:34 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	14:34 – 16:02 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:02 – 17:29 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	17:29 – 19:02 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:02 – 20:34 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	20:34 – 22:06 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:06 – 23:39 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:39 – 01:11 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:11 – 02:43 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:43 – 04:16 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:16 – 05:48 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°

Longitude: -87.6298°

Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Pūrva Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871390.27
Julian Day	2459855.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1709°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	91.11°

🪷 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 (24.1709°), declination -3.89°, EoT 11.79 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: 2022-10-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)