पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · September 1, 2024 CE

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

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.6 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
पश्यादित्यान्वसून्रुद्रानश्िवनौ मरुतस्तथा।

बहून्यदृष्टपूर्वाणि पश्याऽश्चर्याणि भारत।।11.6।।
"11.6 Behold thou the Powers of Nature: fire, earth, wind and sky; the sun, the heavens, the moon, the stars; all forces of vitality and of healing; and the roving winds. See the myriad wonders revealed to none but thee." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.6'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 Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya134.91°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra112.26°KarkaAśleṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala63.17°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha117.60°KarkaAśleṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati54.83°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra158.52°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani322.45°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:16 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:24 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:17 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:22 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 08 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 51 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:31 – 04:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:10 – 05:16
Abhijit Muhūrta11:24 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta14:01 – 14:54
Godhūli Muhūrta18:12 – 18:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:24 – 18:57
Amṛta Kāla18:09 – 19:54
Niśīta Muhūrta23:24 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:46 – 18:24
Yamaganda11:50 – 13:29
Gulika Kāla15:07 – 16:46
Varjyam05:49 – 06:10
Dur Muhūrta 08:20 – 08:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
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 · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:16 – 06:54 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:54 – 08:33 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:33 – 10:12 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:12 – 11:50 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:50 – 13:29 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:29 – 15:07 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:07 – 16:46 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:46 – 18:24 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:24 – 19:46 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:46 – 21:07 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:07 – 22:29 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:29 – 23:50 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:50 – 01:12 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:12 – 02:33 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:33 – 03:54 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:54 – 05:16 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872089.27
Julian Day2460554.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1976°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)337.09°
🪷 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 8.15°, EoT 0.48 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: 2024-09-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)