पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · September 1, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: अङ्गारक चतुर्थी — Aṅgāraka Caturthī (Tuesday Caturthī)
Tuesday-Caturthī (rare); supremely auspicious for Maṅgala-doṣa-nivāraṇa.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya134.41°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra1.70°MeṣaAśvinī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala78.86°MithunaĀrdrā P4
बुध Budha138.16°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati109.28°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra178.66°KanyāCitrā P2
शनि Śani349.49°MīnaRevatī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:15 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:25 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:20 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:39 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 09 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 50 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:30 – 04:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:10 – 05:15
Abhijit Muhūrta11:24 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta14:02 – 14:54
Godhūli Muhūrta18:13 – 18:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:25 – 18:58
Amṛta Kāla18:10 – 19:55
Niśīta Muhūrta23:24 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:07 – 16:46
Yamaganda08:33 – 10:11
Gulika Kāla11:50 – 13:29
Varjyam05:48 – 06:09
Dur Muhūrta 08:20 – 08:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:15 – 06:54 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:54 – 08:33 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:33 – 10:11 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:11 – 11:50 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:50 – 13:29 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:29 – 15:07 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:07 – 16:46 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:46 – 18:25 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:25 – 19:46 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:46 – 21:07 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:07 – 22:29 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:29 – 23:50 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:50 – 01:11 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:11 – 02:33 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:33 – 03:54 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:54 – 05:15 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturthī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872819.27
Julian Day2461284.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2255°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)227.82°
🪷 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 (24.2255°), declination 8.33°, EoT 0.48 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: 2026-09-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)