पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · September 17, 2029 CE

🪷 आज: विजय दशमी — Vijaya Daśamī (Dasarā / Daśaharā)
Rāma's victory over Rāvaṇa; Durgā's victory; ārambha-divasa for śilpa-kalā.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.40 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
इन्द्रियाणि मनो बुद्धिरस्याधिष्ठानमुच्यते।

एतैर्विमोहयत्येष ज्ञानमावृत्य देहिनम्।।3.40।।
"3.40 It works through the senses, the mind and the reason; and with their help destroys wisdom and confounds the soul." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.40's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1436
Malayalam Era: 1205
Nanakshahi: 560
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya150.18°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra264.73°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala211.02°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
बुध Budha147.61°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati184.34°TulāCitrā P4
शुक्र Śukra192.86°TulāSvātī P2
शनि Śani30.57°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:32 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:57 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:44 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:44 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:01 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 24 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 35 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:53 – 04:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:30 – 05:32
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta13:48 – 14:38
Godhūli Muhūrta17:45 – 18:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:57 – 18:28
Amṛta Kāla17:42 – 19:27
Niśīta Muhūrta23:19 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:05 – 08:38
Yamaganda10:11 – 11:44
Gulika Kāla13:17 – 14:50
Varjyam06:03 – 06:23
Dur Muhūrta 08:26 – 08:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (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):
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 Amṛta05:32 – 07:05 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:05 – 08:38 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:38 – 10:11 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:11 – 11:44 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:44 – 13:17 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:17 – 14:50 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:50 – 16:24 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:24 – 17:57 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:57 – 19:24 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:24 – 20:50 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:50 – 22:17 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:17 – 23:44 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:44 – 01:11 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:11 – 02:38 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:38 – 04:05 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:05 – 05:32 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873931.27
Julian Day2462396.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2680°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)112.66°
🪷 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 (24.2680°), declination 2.21°, EoT 6.24 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: 2029-09-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)