पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · October 6, 2024 CE

Also observed today

विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 11.41 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga

सखेति मत्वा प्रसभं यदुक्तं

हे कृष्ण हे यादव हे सखेति।

अजानता महिमानं तवेदं

मया प्रमादात्प्रणयेन वापि।।11.41।।

"11.41 Whatever I have said unto Thee in rashness, taking Thee only for a friend and addressing Thee as O Krishna! O Yadava! O Friend!' in thoughtless familiarity, no understanding Thy greatness;" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 11.41'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 Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	169.09°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
चन्द्र Candra	204.45°	Tulā	Viśākhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	82.92°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
बुध Budha	172.55°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	57.11°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2
शुक्र Śukra	201.21°	Tulā	Viśākhā P1
शनि Śani	319.92°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:52 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:23 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:38 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	09:01 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	18:58 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 31 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 28 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:20 – 05:06
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:55 – 05:52
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:15 – 12:01
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:33 – 14:19
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:11 – 17:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:23 – 17:52
Amṛta Kāla	17:08 – 18:53
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:15 – 00:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:57 – 17:23
Yamaganda	11:38 – 13:04
Gulika Kāla	14:31 – 15:57
Varjyam	06:21 – 06:39
Dur Muhūrta	08:34 – 08:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (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 Udveg	05:52 – 07:19 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:19 – 08:45 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:45 – 10:11 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:11 – 11:38 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:38 – 13:04 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:04 – 14:31 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:31 – 15:57 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	15:57 – 17:23 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	17:23 – 18:57 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	18:57 – 20:31 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:31 – 22:04 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:04 – 23:38 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:38 – 01:11 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:11 – 02:45 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:45 – 04:19 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:19 – 05:52 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°

Longitude: -87.6298°

Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Caturthī + 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)	1872124.27
Julian Day	2460589.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1989°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	38.77°

🪷 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 (24.1989°), declination -5.24°, EoT 12.68 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: 2024-10-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)