पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · September 4, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.10 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
तमुवाच हृषीकेशः प्रहसन्निव भारत।

सेनयोरुभयोर्मध्ये विषीदन्तमिदं वचः।।2.10।।
"2.10 Thereupon the Lord, with a gracious smile, addressed him who was so much depressed in the midst of the two armies." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.10'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 Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya137.09°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra11.57°MeṣaAśvinī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala160.32°KanyāHasta P1
बुध Budha141.60°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati21.41°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra107.57°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शनि Śani309.15°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:18 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:20 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:49 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:34 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:20 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 02 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 57 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:34 – 04:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:13 – 05:18
Abhijit Muhūrta11:23 – 12:15
Vijaya Muhūrta13:59 – 14:52
Godhūli Muhūrta18:08 – 18:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:20 – 18:53
Amṛta Kāla18:05 – 19:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:23 – 00:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:56 – 08:33
Yamaganda10:11 – 11:49
Gulika Kāla13:27 – 15:05
Varjyam05:51 – 06:11
Dur Muhūrta 08:20 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:18 – 06:56 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:56 – 08:33 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:33 – 10:11 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:11 – 11:49 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:49 – 13:27 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:27 – 15:05 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:05 – 16:42 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:42 – 18:20 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:20 – 19:42 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:42 – 21:05 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:05 – 22:27 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:27 – 23:49 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:49 – 01:11 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:11 – 02:33 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:33 – 03:56 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:56 – 05:18 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871726.27
Julian Day2460191.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1837°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)232.45°
🪷 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 7.33°, EoT 1.50 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: 2023-09-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)