पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · August 21, 2023 CE

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BG 1.43 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
दोषैरेतैः कुलघ्नानां वर्णसङ्करकारकैः।

उत्साद्यन्ते जातिधर्माः कुलधर्माश्च शाश्वताः।।1.43।।
"1.43 By the destruction of our lineage and the pollution of blood, ancient class traditions and family purity alike perish." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.43's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya123.58°SiṃhaMaghā P2
चन्द्र Candra174.49°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala151.34°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha147.13°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati21.07°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra111.39°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शनि Śani310.20°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:04 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:43 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:53 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:40 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:54 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 39 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 20 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:15 – 04:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:55 – 05:04
Abhijit Muhūrta11:26 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta14:10 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta18:31 – 18:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:43 – 19:17
Amṛta Kāla18:28 – 20:13
Niśīta Muhūrta23:26 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:46 – 08:29
Yamaganda10:11 – 11:53
Gulika Kāla13:36 – 15:18
Varjyam05:38 – 06:00
Dur Muhūrta 08:15 – 08:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:04 – 06:46 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:46 – 08:29 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:29 – 10:11 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:11 – 11:53 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:53 – 13:36 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:36 – 15:18 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:18 – 17:00 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:00 – 18:43 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:43 – 20:00 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:00 – 21:18 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:18 – 22:36 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:36 – 23:53 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:53 – 01:11 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:11 – 02:29 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:29 – 03:46 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:46 – 05:04 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871712.27
Julian Day2460177.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1832°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)54.69°
🪷 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 (24.1832°), declination 12.25°, EoT -2.80 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: 2023-08-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)