पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · September 11, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.17 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अविनाशि तु तद्विद्धि येन सर्वमिदं ततम्।

विनाशमव्ययस्यास्य न कश्चित् कर्तुमर्हति।।2.17।।
"2.17 The Spirit, which pervades all that we see, is imperishable. Nothing can destroy the Spirit." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.17'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 Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya143.89°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra100.03°KarkaPuṣya P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala164.86°KanyāHasta P2
बुध Budha135.31°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati21.34°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra108.50°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शनि Śani308.64°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:25 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:08 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:47 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:35 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:07 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 42 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 17 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:43 – 04:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:21 – 05:25
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta13:54 – 14:45
Godhūli Muhūrta17:56 – 18:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:08 – 18:40
Amṛta Kāla17:53 – 19:38
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:00 – 08:36
Yamaganda10:11 – 11:47
Gulika Kāla13:22 – 14:57
Varjyam05:57 – 06:17
Dur Muhūrta 08:23 – 08:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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 · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:25 – 07:00 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:00 – 08:36 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:36 – 10:11 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:11 – 11:47 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:47 – 13:22 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:22 – 14:57 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:57 – 16:33 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:33 – 18:08 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:08 – 19:33 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:33 – 20:57 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:57 – 22:22 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:22 – 23:47 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:47 – 01:11 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:11 – 02:36 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:36 – 04:00 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:00 – 05:25 (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)1871733.27
Julian Day2460198.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1840°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)314.22°
🪷 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 (24.1840°), declination 4.72°, EoT 4.01 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: 2023-09-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)