पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · October 13, 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 3.7 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
यस्त्विन्द्रियाणि मनसा नियम्यारभतेऽर्जुन।

कर्मेन्द्रियैः कर्मयोगमसक्तः स विशिष्यते।।3.7।।
"3.7 But, O Arjuna! All honour to him whose mind controls his senses, for he is thereby beginning to practise Karma-Yoga, the Path of Right Action, keeping himself always unattached." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.7'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 Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya175.75°KanyāCitrā P1
चन्द्र Candra76.58°MithunaĀrdrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala199.57°TulāSvātī P4
बुध Budha194.68°TulāSvātī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati89.42°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शुक्र Śukra154.41°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani332.75°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:00 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:12 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:36 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:26 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:33 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 12 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 47 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:30 – 05:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:04 – 06:00
Abhijit Muhūrta11:14 – 11:58
Vijaya Muhūrta13:28 – 14:13
Godhūli Muhūrta17:00 – 17:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:12 – 17:40
Amṛta Kāla16:57 – 18:42
Niśīta Muhūrta23:14 – 23:58

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:24 – 08:48
Yamaganda10:12 – 11:36
Gulika Kāla13:00 – 14:24
Varjyam06:28 – 06:46
Dur Muhūrta 08:37 – 08:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:00 – 07:24 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:24 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:48 – 10:12 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:12 – 11:36 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:36 – 13:00 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:00 – 14:24 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:24 – 15:48 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:48 – 17:12 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:12 – 18:48 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:48 – 20:24 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:24 – 22:00 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:00 – 23:36 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:36 – 01:12 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:12 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:48 – 04:24 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:24 – 06:00 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872496.27
Julian Day2460961.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2132°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)257.64°
🪷 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 (24.2132°), declination -7.80°, EoT 14.44 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: 2025-10-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)