पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · September 27, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: महानवमी — Mahā-Navamī
9th day of Śāradīya Navrātri; Devī's final victory.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.16 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
बहिरन्तश्च भूतानामचरं चरमेव च।सूक्ष्मत्वात्तदविज्ञेयं दूरस्थं चान्तिके च तत्।।13.16।।
"13.16 It is within all beings, yet outside; motionless yet moving; too subtle to be perceived; far away yet always near." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.16'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 Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya160.21°KanyāHasta P1
चन्द्र Candra267.33°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala109.27°KarkaAśleṣā P1
बुध Budha171.05°KanyāHasta P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati162.79°KanyāHasta P1
शुक्र Śukra119.09°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शनि Śani15.98°MeṣaBharaṇī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:43 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:39 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:41 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:09 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:29 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 56 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 03 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:07 – 04:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:43 – 05:43
Abhijit Muhūrta11:17 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta13:40 – 14:28
Godhūli Muhūrta17:27 – 17:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:39 – 18:09
Amṛta Kāla17:24 – 19:09
Niśīta Muhūrta23:17 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:41 – 13:10
Yamaganda07:12 – 08:42
Gulika Kāla10:11 – 11:41
Varjyam06:12 – 06:32
Dur Muhūrta 08:30 – 08:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)
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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:43 – 07:12 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:12 – 08:42 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:42 – 10:11 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:11 – 11:41 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:41 – 13:10 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:10 – 14:40 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:40 – 16:09 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:09 – 17:39 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:39 – 19:09 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:09 – 20:40 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:40 – 22:10 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:10 – 23:41 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:41 – 01:11 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:11 – 02:42 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:42 – 04:12 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:12 – 05:43 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Pūrva Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873576.27
Julian Day2462041.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2545°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)104.55°
🪷 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 (24.2545°), declination -1.77°, EoT 9.84 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: 2028-09-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)