पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · September 16, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.5 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
ऋषिभिर्बहुधा गीतं छन्दोभिर्विविधैः पृथक्।ब्रह्मसूत्रपदैश्चैव हेतुमद्भिर्विनिश्िचतैः।।13.5।।
"13.5 Seers have sung of It in various ways, in many hymns and sacred Vedic songs, weighty in thought and convincing in argument." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya149.45°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra110.93°KarkaAśleṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala102.49°KarkaPuṣya P3
बुध Budha173.48°KanyāCitrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati160.42°KanyāHasta P1
शुक्र Śukra106.51°KarkaPuṣya P4
शनि Śani16.52°MeṣaBharaṇī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:31 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:58 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:45 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:06 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:15 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 26 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 33 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:52 – 04:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:29 – 05:31
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta13:49 – 14:39
Godhūli Muhūrta17:46 – 18:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:58 – 18:29
Amṛta Kāla17:43 – 19:28
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:38 – 10:11
Yamaganda13:18 – 14:51
Gulika Kāla05:31 – 07:05
Varjyam06:02 – 06:22
Dur Muhūrta 08:25 – 08:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:31 – 07:05 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:05 – 08:38 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:38 – 10:11 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:11 – 11:45 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:45 – 13:18 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:18 – 14:51 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:51 – 16:25 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:25 – 17:58 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:58 – 19:25 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:25 – 20:51 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:51 – 22:18 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:18 – 23:45 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:45 – 01:11 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:11 – 02:38 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:38 – 04:05 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:05 – 05:31 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873565.27
Julian Day2462030.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2540°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)323.59°
🪷 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 (24.2540°), declination 2.50°, EoT 5.87 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: 2028-09-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)