पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · September 27, 2031 CE

🪷 आज: पाशाङ्कुशा एकादशी — Pāśāṅkuśā Ekādaśī
Confers strength + wealth + son; equivalent to 1000 Aśvamedha-yajñas.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.36 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अपि चेदसि पापेभ्यः सर्वेभ्यः पापकृत्तमः।

सर्वं ज्ञानप्लवेनैव वृजिनं सन्तरिष्यसि।।4.36।।
"4.36 Be thou the greatest of sinners, yet thou shalt cross over all sin by the ferryboat of wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.36's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2088 Raktākṣī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1953 Virodhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1438
Malayalam Era: 1207
Nanakshahi: 562
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya159.46°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra289.29°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala235.91°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha161.37°KanyāHasta P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati237.41°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra115.41°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शनि Śani58.49°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:42 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:40 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:41 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:19 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:21 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 58 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 01 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:06 – 04:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:42 – 05:42
Abhijit Muhūrta11:17 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta13:40 – 14:28
Godhūli Muhūrta17:28 – 17:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:40 – 18:10
Amṛta Kāla17:25 – 19:10
Niśīta Muhūrta23:17 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:41 – 10:11
Yamaganda13:10 – 14:40
Gulika Kāla05:42 – 07:11
Varjyam06:11 – 06:31
Dur Muhūrta 08:29 – 08:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:42 – 07:11 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:11 – 08:41 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:41 – 10:11 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:11 – 11:41 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:41 – 13:10 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:10 – 14:40 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:40 – 16:10 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:10 – 17:40 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:40 – 19:10 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:10 – 20:40 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:40 – 22:10 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:10 – 23:41 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:41 – 01:11 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:11 – 02:41 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:41 – 04:11 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:11 – 05:42 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5133
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874671.27
Julian Day2463136.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2963°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)131.75°
🪷 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 (24.2963°), declination -1.49°, EoT 9.84 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: 2031-09-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)