पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · September 16, 2031 CE

🪷 आज: महालय अमावस्या — Mahālaya Amāvasyā (Sarvapitṛ Amāvasyā)
Final day of Pitṛ-Pakṣa; tarpaṇa for all ancestors.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.25 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
दैवमेवापरे यज्ञं योगिनः पर्युपासते।

ब्रह्माग्नावपरे यज्ञं यज्ञेनैवोपजुह्वति।।4.25।।
"4.25 Some sages sacrifice to the Powers; others offer themselves on the alter of the Eternal." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.25'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 Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya148.70°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra140.11°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala228.62°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha141.16°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati236.25°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra108.79°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शनि Śani58.22°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:30 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:59 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:45 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:45 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:36 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 28 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 31 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:50 – 04:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:28 – 05:30
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta13:49 – 14:39
Godhūli Muhūrta17:47 – 18:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:59 – 18:30
Amṛta Kāla17:44 – 19:29
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:52 – 16:25
Yamaganda08:37 – 10:11
Gulika Kāla11:45 – 13:18
Varjyam06:01 – 06:21
Dur Muhūrta 08:25 – 08:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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):
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 · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:30 – 07:04 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:04 – 08:37 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:37 – 10:11 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:11 – 11:45 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:45 – 13:18 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:18 – 14:52 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:52 – 16:25 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:25 – 17:59 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:59 – 19:25 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:25 – 20:52 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:52 – 22:18 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:18 – 23:45 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:45 – 01:11 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:11 – 02:37 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:37 – 04:04 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:04 – 05:30 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Pūrva Phalgunī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5133
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874660.27
Julian Day2463125.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2959°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)350.83°
🪷 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 (24.2959°), declination 2.78°, EoT 5.87 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: 2031-09-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)