पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · September 9, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.45 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
त्रैगुण्यविषया वेदा निस्त्रैगुण्यो भवार्जुन।

निर्द्वन्द्वो नित्यसत्त्वस्थो निर्योगक्षेम आत्मवान्।।2.45।।
"2.45 The Vedic Scriptures tell of the three constituents of life - the Qualities. Rise above all of them, O Arjuna, above all the pairs of opposing sensations; be steady in truth, free from worldly anxieties and centered in the Self." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.45's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya142.42°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra339.49°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala176.59°KanyāCitrā P1
बुध Budha137.97°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati84.95°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra112.71°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शनि Śani335.30°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:24 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:11 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:47 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:47 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:04 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 47 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 12 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:41 – 04:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:20 – 05:24
Abhijit Muhūrta11:22 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta13:55 – 14:46
Godhūli Muhūrta17:59 – 18:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:11 – 18:43
Amṛta Kāla17:56 – 19:41
Niśīta Muhūrta23:22 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:59 – 16:35
Yamaganda08:35 – 10:11
Gulika Kāla11:47 – 13:23
Varjyam05:56 – 06:16
Dur Muhūrta 08:23 – 08:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
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 · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:24 – 07:00 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:00 – 08:35 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:35 – 10:11 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:11 – 11:47 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:47 – 13:23 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:23 – 14:59 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:59 – 16:35 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:35 – 18:11 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:11 – 19:35 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:35 – 20:59 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:59 – 22:23 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:23 – 23:47 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:47 – 01:11 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:11 – 02:35 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:35 – 04:00 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:00 – 05:24 (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 Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872462.27
Julian Day2460927.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2119°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)195.43°
🪷 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 (24.2119°), declination 5.28°, 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: 2025-09-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)