पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · September 3, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: पार्श्व एकादशी — Pārśva (Parivartinī) Ekādaśī
Viṣṇu turns from one side to another in yoga-nidrā (mid-Cāturmāsya).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.39 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
एषा तेऽभिहिता सांख्ये बुद्धिर्योगे त्विमां शृणु।

बुद्ध्यायुक्तो यया पार्थ कर्मबन्धं प्रहास्यसि।।2.39।।
"2.39 I have told thee the philosophy of Knowledge. Now listen and I will explain the philosophy of Action, by means of which, O Arjuna, thou shalt break through the bondage of all action." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.39's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya136.60°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra257.76°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala172.66°KanyāHasta P4
बुध Budha126.40°SiṃhaMaghā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati83.92°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra105.47°KarkaPuṣya P4
शनि Śani335.73°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:18 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:21 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:49 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:19 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:29 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 03 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 56 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:33 – 04:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:12 – 05:18
Abhijit Muhūrta11:23 – 12:15
Vijaya Muhūrta14:00 – 14:52
Godhūli Muhūrta18:09 – 18:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:21 – 18:54
Amṛta Kāla18:06 – 19:51
Niśīta Muhūrta23:23 – 00:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:49 – 13:27
Yamaganda06:56 – 08:34
Gulika Kāla10:11 – 11:49
Varjyam05:50 – 06:11
Dur Muhūrta 08:20 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:18 – 06:56 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:56 – 08:34 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:34 – 10:11 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:11 – 11:49 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:49 – 13:27 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:27 – 15:05 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:05 – 16:43 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:43 – 18:21 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:21 – 19:43 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:43 – 21:05 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:05 – 22:27 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:27 – 23:49 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:49 – 01:11 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:11 – 02:34 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:34 – 03:56 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:56 – 05:18 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°
Longitude: -87.6298°
Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872456.27
Julian Day2460921.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2116°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)122.21°
🪷 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 (24.2116°), declination 7.51°, EoT 1.15 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: 2025-09-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)