पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · August 31, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.5 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga🪷 Paśya Me Pārtha Rūpāṇi · Behold My Forms
श्री भगवानुवाच

पश्य मे पार्थ रूपाणि शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः।

नानाविधानि दिव्यानि नानावर्णाकृतीनि च।।11.5।।
"11.5 Lord Shri Krishna replied: Behold, O Arjuna! My celestial forms, by hundred and thousands, various in kind, in colour and in shape." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya133.94°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra99.93°KarkaPuṣya P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala62.55°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha117.23°KarkaAśleṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati54.71°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra157.30°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani322.53°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:15 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:26 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:18 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:51 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 10 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 49 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:29 – 04:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:09 – 05:15
Abhijit Muhūrta11:24 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta14:02 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta18:14 – 18:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:26 – 18:59
Amṛta Kāla18:11 – 19:56
Niśīta Muhūrta23:24 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:33 – 10:12
Yamaganda13:29 – 15:08
Gulika Kāla05:15 – 06:54
Varjyam05:48 – 06:09
Dur Muhūrta 08:19 – 08:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: 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):
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 Kāla05:15 – 06:54 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:54 – 08:33 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:33 – 10:12 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:12 – 11:50 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:50 – 13:29 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:29 – 15:08 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:08 – 16:47 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:47 – 18:26 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:26 – 19:47 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:47 – 21:08 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:08 – 22:29 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:29 – 23:50 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:50 – 01:12 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:12 – 02:33 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:33 – 03:54 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:54 – 05:15 (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 Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872088.27
Julian Day2460553.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1976°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)325.05°
🪷 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 (24.1976°), declination 8.52°, EoT 0.15 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: 2024-08-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)