पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · October 12, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.6 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
कर्मेन्द्रियाणि संयम्य य आस्ते मनसा स्मरन्।

इन्द्रियार्थान्विमूढात्मा मिथ्याचारः स उच्यते।।3.6।।
"3.6 He who remains motionless, refusing to act, but all the while brooding over sensuous object, that deluded soul is simply a hypocrite." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya174.76°KanyāCitrā P1
चन्द्र Candra62.48°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala198.87°TulāSvātī P4
बुध Budha193.24°TulāSvātī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati89.33°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शुक्र Śukra153.17°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani332.81°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:59 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:14 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:36 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:32 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:42 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 15 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 44 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:29 – 05:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:02 – 05:59
Abhijit Muhūrta11:14 – 11:59
Vijaya Muhūrta13:29 – 14:14
Godhūli Muhūrta17:02 – 17:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:14 – 17:42
Amṛta Kāla16:59 – 18:44
Niśīta Muhūrta23:14 – 23:59

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:50 – 17:14
Yamaganda11:36 – 13:01
Gulika Kāla14:25 – 15:50
Varjyam06:27 – 06:45
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 08:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:59 – 07:23 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:23 – 08:47 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:47 – 10:12 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:12 – 11:36 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:36 – 13:01 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:01 – 14:25 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:25 – 15:50 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:50 – 17:14 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:14 – 18:50 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:50 – 20:25 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:25 – 22:01 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:01 – 23:36 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:36 – 01:12 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:12 – 02:47 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:47 – 04:23 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:23 – 05:59 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872495.27
Julian Day2460960.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2131°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)244.49°
🪷 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 (24.2131°), declination -7.43°, EoT 14.22 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: 2025-10-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)