पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · September 28, 2031 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 4.37 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यथैधांसि समिद्धोऽग्निर्भस्मसात्कुरुतेऽर्जुन।

ज्ञानाग्निः सर्वकर्माणि भस्मसात्कुरुते तथा।।4.37।।
"4.37 As the kindled fire consumes the fuel, so, O Arjuna, in the flame of wisdom the embers of action are burnt to ashes." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.37'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 Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya160.44°KanyāHasta P1
चन्द्र Candra303.80°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala236.58°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha163.13°KanyāHasta P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati237.52°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra116.13°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शनि Śani58.51°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:43 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:38 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:40 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:55 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:33 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 55 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 04 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:07 – 04:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:43 – 05:43
Abhijit Muhūrta11:16 – 12:04
Vijaya Muhūrta13:40 – 14:27
Godhūli Muhūrta17:26 – 17:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:38 – 18:08
Amṛta Kāla17:23 – 19:08
Niśīta Muhūrta23:16 – 00:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:09 – 17:38
Yamaganda11:40 – 13:10
Gulika Kāla14:39 – 16:09
Varjyam06:12 – 06:31
Dur Muhūrta 08:30 – 08:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (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):
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 Udveg05:43 – 07:12 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:12 – 08:41 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:41 – 10:11 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:11 – 11:40 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:40 – 13:10 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:10 – 14:39 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:39 – 16:09 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:09 – 17:38 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:38 – 19:09 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:09 – 20:39 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:39 – 22:10 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:10 – 23:40 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:40 – 01:11 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:11 – 02:41 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:41 – 04:12 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:12 – 05:43 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5133
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874672.27
Julian Day2463137.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2964°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)145.24°
🪷 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 (24.2964°), declination -1.88°, EoT 10.18 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: 2031-09-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)