पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · September 7, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: गणेश चतुर्थी — Gaṇeśa Caturthī
Gaṇeśa's birth day; 11-day festival in Maharashtra.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.12 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
दिवि सूर्यसहस्रस्य भवेद्युगपदुत्थिता।

यदि भाः सदृशी सा स्याद्भासस्तस्य महात्मनः।।11.12।।
"11.12 Could a thousand suns blaze forth together it would be but a faint reflection of the radiance of the Lord God." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.12'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 Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya140.72°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra183.68°TulāCitrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala66.81°MithunaĀrdrā P1
बुध Budha122.60°SiṃhaMaghā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati55.47°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra165.87°KanyāHasta P2
शनि Śani322.00°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:22 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:14 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:48 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:16 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:04 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 51 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 08 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:39 – 04:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:18 – 05:22
Abhijit Muhūrta11:22 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta13:57 – 14:48
Godhūli Muhūrta18:02 – 18:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:14 – 18:46
Amṛta Kāla17:59 – 19:44
Niśīta Muhūrta23:22 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:35 – 10:11
Yamaganda13:24 – 15:01
Gulika Kāla05:22 – 06:59
Varjyam05:54 – 06:15
Dur Muhūrta 08:22 – 08:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:22 – 06:59 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:59 – 08:35 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:35 – 10:11 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:11 – 11:48 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:48 – 13:24 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:24 – 15:01 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:01 – 16:37 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:37 – 18:14 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:14 – 19:37 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:37 – 21:01 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:01 – 22:24 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:24 – 23:48 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:48 – 01:11 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:11 – 02:35 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:35 – 03:59 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:59 – 05:22 (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)1872095.27
Julian Day2460560.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1978°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)46.86°
🪷 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 (24.1978°), declination 5.94°, EoT 2.56 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: 2024-09-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)