पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · September 3, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.8 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
न तु मां शक्यसे द्रष्टुमनेनैव स्वचक्षुषा।

दिव्यं ददामि ते चक्षुः पश्य मे योगमैश्वरम्।।11.8।।
"11.8 Yet since with mortal eyes thou canst not see Me, lo! I give thee the Divine Sight. See now the glory of My Sovereignty."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla 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)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya136.85°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra136.38°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala64.39°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
बुध Budha118.76°KarkaAśleṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati55.05°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra160.97°KanyāHasta P1
शनि Śani322.30°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:18 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:21 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:49 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:17 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:18 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 02 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 57 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:34 – 04:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:13 – 05:18
Abhijit Muhūrta11:23 – 12:15
Vijaya Muhūrta14:00 – 14:52
Godhūli Muhūrta18:09 – 18:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:21 – 18:53
Amṛta Kāla18:06 – 19:51
Niśīta Muhūrta23:23 – 00:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:05 – 16:43
Yamaganda08:34 – 10:12
Gulika Kāla11:49 – 13:27
Varjyam05:51 – 06:11
Dur Muhūrta 08:21 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:18 – 06:56 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:56 – 08:34 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:34 – 10:12 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:12 – 11:49 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:49 – 13:27 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:27 – 15:05 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:05 – 16:43 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:43 – 18:21 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:21 – 19:43 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:43 – 21:05 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:05 – 22:27 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:27 – 23:49 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:49 – 01:12 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:12 – 02:34 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:34 – 03:56 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:56 – 05:18 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872091.27
Julian Day2460556.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1977°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)0.86°
🪷 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 (24.1977°), declination 7.42°, EoT 1.15 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: 2024-09-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)