पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · September 18, 2024 CE

Also observed today

रास पूर्णिमा · Rāsa Pūrṇimā (Vraja Mahā-Rāsa)Vaishnava
महर्षि वाल्मीकि जयन्ती · Mahārṣi Vālmīki JayantīPan-Hindu
कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति · Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 11.23 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga

रूपं महत्ते बहुवक्त्रनेत्रं

महाबाहो बहुबाहूरुपादम्।

बहूदरं बहुदंष्ट्राकरालं

दृष्ट्वा लोकाः प्रव्यथितास्तथाऽहम्।।11.23।।

"11.23 Seeing Thy stupendous Form, O Most Mighty, with its myriad faces, its innumerable eyes and limbs and terrible jaws, I myself and all the worlds are overwhelmed with awe." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 11.23'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 Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	151.43°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra	330.37°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	73.23°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P2
बुध Budha	140.15°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	56.39°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra	179.30°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
शनि Śani	321.16°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:33 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:55 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:44 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:44 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:35 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 21 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 38 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:54 – 04:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:31 – 05:33
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:19 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:47 – 14:37
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:43 – 18:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:55 – 18:26
Amṛta Kāla	17:40 – 19:25
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:19 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:44 – 13:17
Yamaganda	07:06 – 08:39
Gulika Kāla	10:11 – 11:44
Varjyam	06:04 – 06:24
Dur Muhūrta	08:26 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)

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 · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	05:33 – 07:06 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:06 – 08:39 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:39 – 10:11 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:11 – 11:44 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:44 – 13:17 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:17 – 14:49 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	14:49 – 16:22 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:22 – 17:55 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	17:55 – 19:22 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:22 – 20:49 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	20:49 – 22:17 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:17 – 23:44 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:44 – 01:11 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:11 – 02:39 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:39 – 04:06 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:06 – 05:33 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°

Longitude: -87.6298°

Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Pūrva Bhādrapadā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872106.27
Julian Day	2460571.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1982°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	178.39°

🪷 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 1.74°, EoT 6.61 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: 2024-09-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)