पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · October 15, 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 11.20 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
द्यावापृथिव्योरिदमन्तरं हि

व्याप्तं त्वयैकेन दिशश्च सर्वाः।

दृष्ट्वाऽद्भुतं रूपमुग्रं तवेदं

लोकत्रयं प्रव्यथितं महात्मन्।।11.20।।
"11.20 Alone thou fillest all the quarters of the sky, earth and heaven, and the regions between. O Almighty Lord! Seeing Thy marvellous and awe-inspiring Form, the spheres tremble with fear." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.20'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 Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya177.50°KanyāCitrā P2
चन्द्र Candra58.25°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala59.45°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
बुध Budha161.10°KanyāHasta P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati337.17°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra175.18°KanyāCitrā P1
शनि Śani294.54°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:02 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:10 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:36 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:04 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:13 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 07 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 52 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:33 – 05:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:06 – 06:02
Abhijit Muhūrta11:13 – 11:58
Vijaya Muhūrta13:27 – 14:12
Godhūli Muhūrta16:58 – 17:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:10 – 17:37
Amṛta Kāla16:55 – 18:40
Niśīta Muhūrta23:13 – 23:58

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:49 – 10:12
Yamaganda12:59 – 14:23
Gulika Kāla06:02 – 07:25
Varjyam06:30 – 06:47
Dur Muhūrta 08:38 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:02 – 07:25 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:25 – 08:49 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:49 – 10:12 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:12 – 11:36 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:36 – 12:59 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha12:59 – 14:23 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:23 – 15:46 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:46 – 17:10 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:10 – 18:46 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:46 – 20:23 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:23 – 21:59 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha21:59 – 23:36 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:36 – 01:12 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:12 – 02:49 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:49 – 04:25 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:25 – 06:02 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°
Longitude: -87.6298°
Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871402.27
Julian Day2459867.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1713°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)242.62°
🪷 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 (24.1713°), declination -8.45°, EoT 14.86 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: 2022-10-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)