पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · September 22, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.11 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
मयि चानन्ययोगेन भक्ितरव्यभिचारिणी।विविक्तदेशसेवित्वमरतिर्जनसंसदि।।13.11।।
"13.11 Unswerving devotion to Me, by concentration on Me and Me alone, a love for solitude, indifference to social life;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.11'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 Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya155.31°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra201.17°TulāViśākhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala106.20°KarkaPuṣya P4
बुध Budha173.89°KanyāCitrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati161.71°KanyāHasta P1
शुक्र Śukra113.33°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शनि Śani16.25°MeṣaBharaṇī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:37 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:48 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:44 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:48 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 10 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 49 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:00 – 04:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:37 – 05:37
Abhijit Muhūrta11:18 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta13:44 – 14:33
Godhūli Muhūrta17:36 – 18:00
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:48 – 18:18
Amṛta Kāla17:33 – 19:18
Niśīta Muhūrta23:18 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:11 – 11:42
Yamaganda14:45 – 16:16
Gulika Kāla07:09 – 08:40
Varjyam06:08 – 06:27
Dur Muhūrta 08:28 – 08:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
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):
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 · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:37 – 07:09 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:09 – 08:40 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:40 – 10:11 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:11 – 11:42 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:42 – 13:14 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:14 – 14:45 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:45 – 16:16 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:16 – 17:48 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:48 – 19:16 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:16 – 20:45 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:45 – 22:14 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:14 – 23:42 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:42 – 01:11 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:11 – 02:40 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:40 – 04:09 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:09 – 05:37 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873571.27
Julian Day2462036.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2543°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)43.75°
🪷 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 (24.2543°), declination 0.17°, EoT 8.08 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: 2028-09-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)