पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · September 9, 2024 CE

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सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति · Siṁha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 11.14 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga

ततः स विस्मयाविष्टो हृष्टरोमा धनञ्जयः।

प्रणम्य शिरसा देवं कृताञ्जलिरभाषत।।11.14।।

"11.14 Thereupon Arjuna, dumb with awe, his hair on end, his head bowed, his hands clasped in salutation, addressed the Lord thus:" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 11.14'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 Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	142.67°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra	207.46°	Tulā	Viśākhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	68.00°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P1
बुध Budha	125.18°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	55.66°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra	168.31°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
शनि Śani	321.84°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:24 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:10 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:47 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	11:11 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	21:01 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 46 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 13 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:42 – 04:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:20 – 05:24
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:22 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:55 – 14:46
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:58 – 18:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:10 – 18:42
Amṛta Kāla	17:55 – 19:40
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:22 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:00 – 08:36
Yamaganda	10:11 – 11:47
Gulika Kāla	13:23 – 14:59
Varjyam	05:56 – 06:16
Dur Muhūrta	08:23 – 08:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	05:24 – 07:00 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:00 – 08:36 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:36 – 10:11 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:11 – 11:47 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:47 – 13:23 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:23 – 14:59 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	14:59 – 16:35 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:35 – 18:10 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	18:10 – 19:35 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:35 – 20:59 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	20:59 – 22:23 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:23 – 23:47 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:47 – 01:11 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:11 – 02:36 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:36 – 04:00 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:00 – 05:24 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°

Longitude: -87.6298°

Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872097.27
Julian Day	2460562.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1979°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	69.17°

🪷 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 (24.1979°), declination 5.19°, EoT 3.28 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: 2024-09-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)