पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · October 9, 2022 CE

Also observed today

रास पूर्णिमा · Rāsa Pūrṇimā (Vraja Mahā-Rāsa)Vaishnava
महर्षि वाल्मीकि जयन्ती · Mahārṣi Vālmīki JayantīPan-Hindu
कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति · Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 11.14 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga

ततः स विस्मयाविष्टो हृष्टरोमा धनञ्जयः।

प्रणम्य शिरसा देवं कृताञ्जलिरभाषत।।11.14।।

"11.14 Thereupon Arjuna, dumb with awe, his hair on end, his head bowed, his hands clasped in salutation, addressed the Lord thus:" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 11.14'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 Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	171.57°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
चन्द्र Candra	341.07°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	58.02°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2
बुध Budha	153.37°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	337.90°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra	167.68°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
शनि Śani	294.65°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:55 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:19 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:37 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	16:44 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:06 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 24 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 35 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:24 – 05:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:58 – 05:55
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:14 – 12:00
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:31 – 14:17
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:07 – 17:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:19 – 17:48
Amṛta Kāla	17:04 – 18:49
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:14 – 00:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:54 – 17:19
Yamaganda	11:37 – 13:03
Gulika Kāla	14:28 – 15:54
Varjyam	06:23 – 06:42
Dur Muhūrta	08:35 – 08:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:55 – 07:20 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:20 – 08:46 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:46 – 10:11 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:11 – 11:37 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:37 – 13:03 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:03 – 14:28 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:28 – 15:54 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	15:54 – 17:19 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	17:19 – 18:54 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	18:54 – 20:28 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:28 – 22:03 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:03 – 23:37 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:37 – 01:11 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:11 – 02:46 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:46 – 04:20 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:20 – 05:55 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°

Longitude: -87.6298°

Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Uttara Bhādrapadā alignment also occurred on:

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

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871396.27
Julian Day	2459861.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1711°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	171.13°

🪷 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 (24.1711°), declination -6.19°, EoT 13.49 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: 2022-10-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)