पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · September 15, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.21 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
वेदाविनाशिनं नित्यं य एनमजमव्ययम्।

कथं स पुरुषः पार्थ कं घातयति हन्ति कम्।।2.21।।
"2.21 He who knows the Spirit as Indestructible, Immortal, Unborn, Always-the-Same, how should he kill or cause to be killed?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.21'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 Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya147.78°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra147.49°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala167.48°KanyāHasta P3
बुध Budha133.64°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati21.23°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra109.79°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शनि Śani308.36°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:29 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:01 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:45 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:29 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:59 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 31 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 28 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:49 – 04:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:26 – 05:29
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta13:50 – 14:40
Godhūli Muhūrta17:49 – 18:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:01 – 18:32
Amṛta Kāla17:46 – 19:31
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:11 – 11:45
Yamaganda14:53 – 16:27
Gulika Kāla07:03 – 08:37
Varjyam06:00 – 06:20
Dur Muhūrta 08:25 – 08:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:29 – 07:03 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:03 – 08:37 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:37 – 10:11 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:11 – 11:45 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:45 – 13:19 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:19 – 14:53 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:53 – 16:27 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:27 – 18:01 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:01 – 19:27 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:27 – 20:53 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:53 – 22:19 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:19 – 23:45 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:45 – 01:11 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:11 – 02:37 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:37 – 04:03 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:03 – 05:29 (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 Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871737.27
Julian Day2460202.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1841°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)0.17°
🪷 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 (24.1841°), declination 3.19°, EoT 5.50 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: 2023-09-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)