पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · October 1, 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 13.20 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
प्रकृतिं पुरुषं चैव विद्ध्यनादी उभावपि।विकारांश्च गुणांश्चैव विद्धि प्रकृतिसंभवान्।।13.20।।
"13.20 Know thou further that Nature and God have no beginning; and that differences of character and quality have their origin in Nature only." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.20'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 Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya164.14°KanyāHasta P2
चन्द्र Candra315.30°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala111.70°KarkaAśleṣā P2
बुध Budha166.94°KanyāHasta P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati163.66°KanyāHasta P2
शुक्र Śukra123.74°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शनि Śani15.74°MeṣaBharaṇī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:47 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:32 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:39 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:10 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:18 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 45 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 14 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:13 – 05:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:48 – 05:47
Abhijit Muhūrta11:16 – 12:03
Vijaya Muhūrta13:37 – 14:24
Godhūli Muhūrta17:20 – 17:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:32 – 18:01
Amṛta Kāla17:17 – 19:02
Niśīta Muhūrta23:16 – 00:03

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:04 – 17:32
Yamaganda11:39 – 13:07
Gulika Kāla14:36 – 16:04
Varjyam06:16 – 06:35
Dur Muhūrta 08:31 – 08:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (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):
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 · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:47 – 07:15 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:15 – 08:43 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:43 – 10:11 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:11 – 11:39 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:39 – 13:07 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:07 – 14:36 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:36 – 16:04 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:04 – 17:32 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:32 – 19:04 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:04 – 20:36 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:36 – 22:07 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:07 – 23:39 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:39 – 01:11 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:11 – 02:43 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:43 – 04:15 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:15 – 05:47 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873580.27
Julian Day2462045.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2546°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)150.21°
🪷 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 (24.2546°), declination -3.33°, EoT 11.17 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: 2028-10-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)