पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · September 20, 2029 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 3.43 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
एवं बुद्धेः परं बुद्ध्वा संस्तभ्यात्मानमात्मना।

जहि शत्रुं महाबाहो कामरूपं दुरासदम्।।3.43।।
"3.43 Thus, O Mighty-in-Arms, knowing Him to be beyond the intellect and, by His help, subduing thy personal egotism, kill thine enemy, Desire, extremely difficult though it be."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.43'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 Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya153.11°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra303.13°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala213.06°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
बुध Budha144.92°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati184.94°TulāCitrā P4
शुक्र Śukra196.26°TulāSvātī P3
शनि Śani30.50°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:35 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:51 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:43 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:25 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:01 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 16 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 43 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:57 – 04:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:34 – 05:35
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 12:08
Vijaya Muhūrta13:46 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta17:39 – 18:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:51 – 18:22
Amṛta Kāla17:36 – 19:21
Niśīta Muhūrta23:19 – 00:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:15 – 14:47
Yamaganda05:35 – 07:07
Gulika Kāla08:39 – 10:11
Varjyam06:06 – 06:25
Dur Muhūrta 08:27 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:35 – 07:07 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:07 – 08:39 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:39 – 10:11 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:11 – 11:43 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:43 – 13:15 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:15 – 14:47 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:47 – 16:19 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:19 – 17:51 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:51 – 19:19 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:19 – 20:47 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:47 – 22:15 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:15 – 23:43 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:43 – 01:11 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:11 – 02:39 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:39 – 04:07 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:07 – 05:35 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873934.27
Julian Day2462399.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2682°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)149.78°
🪷 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 (24.2682°), declination 1.04°, EoT 7.35 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: 2029-09-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)