पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · September 16, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.22 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
वासांसि जीर्णानि यथा विहाय

नवानि गृह्णाति नरोऽपराणि।

तथा शरीराणि विहाय जीर्णा-

न्यन्यानि संयाति नवानि देही।।2.22।।
"2.22 As a man discards his threadbare robes and puts on new, so the Spirit throws off Its worn-out bodies and takes fresh ones." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.22'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 4
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya148.75°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra159.47°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala168.13°KanyāHasta P3
बुध Budha133.59°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati21.19°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra110.19°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शनि Śani308.29°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:30 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:59 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:45 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:30 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:25 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 29 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 30 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:50 – 04:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:28 – 05:30
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta13:50 – 14:39
Godhūli Muhūrta17:47 – 18:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:59 – 18:30
Amṛta Kāla17:44 – 19:29
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:37 – 10:11
Yamaganda13:18 – 14:52
Gulika Kāla05:30 – 07:04
Varjyam06:01 – 06:21
Dur Muhūrta 08:25 – 08:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (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):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:30 – 07:04 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:04 – 08:37 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:37 – 10:11 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:11 – 11:45 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:45 – 13:18 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:18 – 14:52 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:52 – 16:26 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:26 – 17:59 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:59 – 19:26 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:26 – 20:52 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:52 – 22:18 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:18 – 23:45 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:45 – 01:11 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:11 – 02:37 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:37 – 04:04 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:04 – 05:30 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871738.27
Julian Day2460203.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1842°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)11.88°
🪷 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 (24.1842°), declination 2.80°, EoT 5.87 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: 2023-09-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)