पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · September 17, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.22 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
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वीक्षन्ते त्वां विस्मिताश्चैव सर्वे।।11.22।।
"11.22 The Vital Forces, the Major stars, Fire, Earth, Air, Sky, Sun, Heaven, Moon and Planets; the Angels, the Guardians of the Universe, the divine Healers, the Winds, the Fathers, the Heavenly Singers; and hosts of Mammon-worshippers, demons as well as saints, are amazed." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya150.45°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra315.26°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala72.66°MithunaĀrdrā P2
बुध Budha138.33°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati56.32°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra178.08°KanyāCitrā P2
शनि Śani321.24°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:32 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:56 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:44 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:09 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:18 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 24 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 35 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:53 – 04:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:30 – 05:32
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta13:48 – 14:38
Godhūli Muhūrta17:44 – 18:08
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:56 – 18:27
Amṛta Kāla17:41 – 19:26
Niśīta Muhūrta23:19 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:50 – 16:23
Yamaganda08:38 – 10:11
Gulika Kāla11:44 – 13:17
Varjyam06:03 – 06:23
Dur Muhūrta 08:26 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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 · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:32 – 07:05 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:05 – 08:38 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:38 – 10:11 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:11 – 11:44 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:44 – 13:17 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:17 – 14:50 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:50 – 16:23 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:23 – 17:56 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:56 – 19:23 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:23 – 20:50 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:50 – 22:17 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:17 – 23:44 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:44 – 01:11 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:11 – 02:38 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:38 – 04:05 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:05 – 05:32 (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)1872105.27
Julian Day2460570.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1982°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)165.02°
🪷 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 (24.1982°), declination 2.12°, EoT 6.24 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: 2024-09-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)