पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · September 12, 2031 CE

🪷 आज: इन्दिरा एकादशी — Indirā Ekādaśī
Falls in Pitṛ Pakṣa; liberates ancestors from naraka.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.21 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
निराशीर्यतचित्तात्मा त्यक्तसर्वपरिग्रहः।

शारीरं केवलं कर्म कुर्वन्नाप्नोति किल्बिषम्।।4.21।।
"4.21 Expecting nothing, his mind and personality controlled, without greed, doing bodily actions only; though he acts, yet he remains untainted." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2088 Raktākṣī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1953 Virodhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1438
Malayalam Era: 1207
Nanakshahi: 562
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya144.81°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra91.52°KarkaPunarvasu P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala226.04°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
बुध Budha133.64°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati235.91°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra107.11°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शनि Śani58.07°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:26 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:06 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:46 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:49 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:37 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 40 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 20 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:45 – 04:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:23 – 05:26
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 12:11
Vijaya Muhūrta13:53 – 14:43
Godhūli Muhūrta17:54 – 18:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:06 – 18:38
Amṛta Kāla17:51 – 19:36
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 00:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:11 – 11:46
Yamaganda14:56 – 16:31
Gulika Kāla07:01 – 08:36
Varjyam05:58 – 06:18
Dur Muhūrta 08:23 – 08:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:26 – 07:01 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:01 – 08:36 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:36 – 10:11 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:11 – 11:46 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:46 – 13:21 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:21 – 14:56 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:56 – 16:31 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:31 – 18:06 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:06 – 19:31 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:31 – 20:56 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:56 – 22:21 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:21 – 23:46 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:46 – 01:11 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:11 – 02:36 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:36 – 04:01 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:01 – 05:26 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5133
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874656.27
Julian Day2463121.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2958°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)305.44°
🪷 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 (24.2958°), declination 4.31°, EoT 4.38 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: 2031-09-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)