पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · September 3, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.9 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
सञ्जय उवाच

एवमुक्त्वा हृषीकेशं गुडाकेशः परन्तप।

न योत्स्य इति गोविन्दमुक्त्वा तूष्णीं बभूव ह।।2.9।।
"2.9 Sanjaya continued: "Arjuna, the conqueror of all enemies, then told the Lord of All-Hearts that he would no fight, and became silent, O King!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya136.13°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra357.44°MīnaRevatī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala159.67°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha142.54°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati21.41°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra107.59°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शनि Śani309.22°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:17 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:22 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:49 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:01 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:08 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 04 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 55 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:32 – 04:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:12 – 05:17
Abhijit Muhūrta11:23 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta14:00 – 14:52
Godhūli Muhūrta18:10 – 18:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:22 – 18:54
Amṛta Kāla18:07 – 19:52
Niśīta Muhūrta23:23 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:44 – 18:22
Yamaganda11:49 – 13:27
Gulika Kāla15:06 – 16:44
Varjyam05:50 – 06:11
Dur Muhūrta 08:20 – 08:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
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):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:17 – 06:55 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:55 – 08:33 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:33 – 10:11 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:11 – 11:49 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:49 – 13:27 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:27 – 15:06 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:06 – 16:44 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:44 – 18:22 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:22 – 19:44 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:44 – 21:06 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:06 – 22:27 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:27 – 23:49 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:49 – 01:11 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:11 – 02:33 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:33 – 03:55 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:55 – 05:17 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871725.27
Julian Day2460190.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1837°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)219.66°
🪷 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 (24.1837°), declination 7.70°, EoT 1.15 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: 2023-09-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)