पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · October 4, 2022 CE

Also observed today

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

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 11.9 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga

सञ्जय उवाच

एवमुक्त्वा ततो राजन्महायोगेश्वरो हरिः।

दर्शयामास पार्थाय परमं रूपमैश्वरम्।।11.9।।

"11.9 Sanjaya continued: "Having thus spoken, O King, the Lord Shri Krishna, the Almighty Prince of Wisdom, showed to Arjuna the Supreme Form of the Great God." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 11.9'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 Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	166.64°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
चन्द्र Candra	270.30°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	56.55°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P1
बुध Budha	150.04°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	338.54°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra	161.44°	Kanyā	Hasta P1
शनि Śani	294.79°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:49 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:28 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:38 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	13:51 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	23:15 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 38 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 21 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:16 – 05:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:51 – 05:49
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:15 – 12:02
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:35 – 14:21
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:16 – 17:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:28 – 17:57
Amṛta Kāla	17:13 – 18:58
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:15 – 00:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:33 – 16:00
Yamaganda	08:44 – 10:11
Gulika Kāla	11:38 – 13:06
Varjyam	06:18 – 06:37
Dur Muhūrta	08:32 – 08:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

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

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:49 – 07:17 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:17 – 08:44 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:44 – 10:11 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:11 – 11:38 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:38 – 13:06 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:06 – 14:33 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:33 – 16:00 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:00 – 17:28 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	17:28 – 19:00 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:00 – 20:33 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:33 – 22:06 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:06 – 23:38 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:38 – 01:11 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:11 – 02:44 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:44 – 04:17 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:17 – 05:49 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°

Longitude: -87.6298°

Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Uttara Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:

-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871391.27
Julian Day	2459856.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1709°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	104.57°

🪷 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 -4.28°, EoT 12.10 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: 2022-10-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)