पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · August 25, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.47 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
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एवमुक्त्वाऽर्जुनः संख्ये रथोपस्थ उपाविशत्।

विसृज्य सशरं चापं शोकसंविग्नमानसः।।1.47।।
"1.47 Sanjaya said: "Having spoken thus, in the midst of the armies, Arjuna sank on the seat of the chariot, casting away his bow and arrow; heartbroken with grief."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.47'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 Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya127.43°SiṃhaMaghā P3
चन्द्र Candra225.18°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala153.89°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha147.44°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati21.23°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra109.55°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शनि Śani309.90°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:08 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:37 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:52 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:44 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:03 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 28 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 31 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:20 – 04:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:00 – 05:08
Abhijit Muhūrta11:25 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta18:25 – 18:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:37 – 19:10
Amṛta Kāla18:22 – 20:07
Niśīta Muhūrta23:25 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:11 – 11:52
Yamaganda15:14 – 16:56
Gulika Kāla06:49 – 08:30
Varjyam05:42 – 06:03
Dur Muhūrta 08:17 – 08:44

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (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 · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:08 – 06:49 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:49 – 08:30 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:30 – 10:11 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:11 – 11:52 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:52 – 13:33 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:33 – 15:14 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:14 – 16:56 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:56 – 18:37 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:37 – 19:56 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:56 – 21:14 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:14 – 22:33 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:33 – 23:52 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:52 – 01:11 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:11 – 02:30 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:30 – 03:49 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:49 – 05:08 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871716.27
Julian Day2460181.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1833°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)101.60°
🪷 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 (24.1833°), declination 10.90°, EoT -1.71 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: 2023-08-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)