पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · October 4, 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 13.23 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
उपद्रष्टाऽनुमन्ता च भर्ता भोक्ता महेश्वरः।

परमात्मेति चाप्युक्तो देहेऽस्मिन्पुरुषः परः।।13.23।।
"13.23 Thus in the body of man dwells the Supreme God; He who sees and permits, upholds and enjoys, the Highest God and the Highest Self." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya167.09°KanyāHasta P3
चन्द्र Candra350.95°MīnaRevatī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala113.51°KarkaAśleṣā P3
बुध Budha163.52°KanyāHasta P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati164.31°KanyāHasta P2
शुक्र Śukra127.25°SiṃhaMaghā P3
शनि Śani15.55°MeṣaBharaṇī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:50 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:27 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:38 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:29 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:19 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 36 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 23 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:17 – 05:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:52 – 05:50
Abhijit Muhūrta11:15 – 12:02
Vijaya Muhūrta13:35 – 14:21
Godhūli Muhūrta17:15 – 17:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:27 – 17:56
Amṛta Kāla17:12 – 18:57
Niśīta Muhūrta23:15 – 00:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:38 – 13:06
Yamaganda07:17 – 08:44
Gulika Kāla10:11 – 11:38
Varjyam06:19 – 06:38
Dur Muhūrta 08:33 – 08:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:50 – 07:17 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:17 – 08:44 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:44 – 10:11 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:11 – 11:38 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:38 – 13:06 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:06 – 14:33 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:33 – 16:00 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:00 – 17:27 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:27 – 19:00 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:00 – 20:33 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:33 – 22:06 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:06 – 23:38 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:38 – 01:11 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:11 – 02:44 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:44 – 04:17 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:17 – 05:50 (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)1873583.27
Julian Day2462048.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2547°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)184.91°
🪷 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 (24.2547°), declination -4.49°, EoT 12.10 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: 2028-10-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)