पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · September 18, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.24 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अच्छेद्योऽयमदाह्योऽयमक्लेद्योऽशोष्य एव च।

नित्यः सर्वगतः स्थाणुरचलोऽयं सनातनः।।2.24।।
"2.24 It is impenetrable; It can be neither drowned nor scorched nor dried. It is Eternal, All-pervading, Unchanging, Immovable and Most Ancient." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya150.70°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra183.78°TulāCitrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala169.45°KanyāHasta P3
बुध Budha133.96°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati21.11°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra111.07°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शनि Śani308.15°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:32 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:56 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:44 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:32 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:20 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 23 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 36 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:53 – 04:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:30 – 05:32
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta13:48 – 14:37
Godhūli Muhūrta17:44 – 18:08
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:56 – 18:27
Amṛta Kāla17:41 – 19:26
Niśīta Muhūrta23:19 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:05 – 08:38
Yamaganda10:11 – 11:44
Gulika Kāla13:17 – 14:50
Varjyam06:03 – 06:23
Dur Muhūrta 08:26 – 08:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:32 – 07:05 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:05 – 08:38 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:38 – 10:11 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:11 – 11:44 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:44 – 13:17 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:17 – 14:50 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:50 – 16:23 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:23 – 17:56 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:56 – 19:23 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:23 – 20:50 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:50 – 22:17 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:17 – 23:44 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:44 – 01:11 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:11 – 02:38 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:38 – 04:05 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:05 – 05:32 (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)1871740.27
Julian Day2460205.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1842°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)35.50°
🪷 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 2.03°, EoT 6.61 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: 2023-09-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)