पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · September 20, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.9 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
इन्द्रियार्थेषु वैराग्यमनहङ्कार एव च।जन्ममृत्युजराव्याधिदुःखदोषानुदर्शनम्।।13.9।।
"13.9 Renunciation of the delights of sense, absence of pride, right understanding of the painful problem of birth and death, of age and sickness;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya153.36°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra171.52°KanyāHasta P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala104.97°KarkaPuṣya P4
बुध Budha174.18°KanyāCitrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati161.28°KanyāHasta P1
शुक्र Śukra111.04°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शनि Śani16.34°MeṣaBharaṇī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:35 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:51 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:43 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:15 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:37 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 15 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 44 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:57 – 04:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:34 – 05:35
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 12:08
Vijaya Muhūrta13:46 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta17:39 – 18:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:51 – 18:22
Amṛta Kāla17:36 – 19:21
Niśīta Muhūrta23:19 – 00:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:43 – 13:15
Yamaganda07:07 – 08:39
Gulika Kāla10:11 – 11:43
Varjyam06:06 – 06:26
Dur Muhūrta 08:27 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:35 – 07:07 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:07 – 08:39 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:39 – 10:11 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:11 – 11:43 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:43 – 13:15 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:15 – 14:47 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:47 – 16:19 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:19 – 17:51 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:51 – 19:19 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:19 – 20:47 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:47 – 22:15 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:15 – 23:43 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:43 – 01:11 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:11 – 02:39 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:39 – 04:07 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:07 – 05:35 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873569.27
Julian Day2462034.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2542°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)17.26°
🪷 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 (24.2542°), declination 0.95°, EoT 7.35 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: 2028-09-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)