पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · October 5, 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 2.41 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
व्यवसायात्मिका बुद्धिरेकेह कुरुनन्दन।

बहुशाखा ह्यनन्ताश्च बुद्धयोऽव्यवसायिनाम्।।2.41।।
"2.41 By its means, the straying intellect becomes steadied in the contemplation of one object only; whereas the minds of the irresolute stray into bypaths innumerable." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.41's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya167.37°KanyāHasta P3
चन्द्र Candra59.79°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala180.73°TulāCitrā P3
बुध Budha155.55°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati19.90°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra122.14°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शनि Śani307.17°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:50 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:26 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:38 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:53 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:02 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 36 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 23 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:17 – 05:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:52 – 05:50
Abhijit Muhūrta11:15 – 12:01
Vijaya Muhūrta13:34 – 14:21
Godhūli Muhūrta17:14 – 17:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:26 – 17:55
Amṛta Kāla17:11 – 18:56
Niśīta Muhūrta23:15 – 00:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:05 – 14:32
Yamaganda05:50 – 07:17
Gulika Kāla08:44 – 10:11
Varjyam06:19 – 06:38
Dur Muhūrta 08:32 – 08:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:50 – 07:17 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:17 – 08:44 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:44 – 10:11 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:11 – 11:38 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:38 – 13:05 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:05 – 14:32 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:32 – 15:59 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:59 – 17:26 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:26 – 18:59 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:59 – 20:32 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:32 – 22:05 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:05 – 23:38 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:38 – 01:11 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:11 – 02:44 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:44 – 04:17 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:17 – 05:50 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871757.27
Julian Day2460222.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1849°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)251.17°
🪷 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 (24.1849°), declination -4.57°, EoT 12.39 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: 2023-10-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)