पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · September 29, 2031 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.38 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
न हि ज्ञानेन सदृशं पवित्रमिह विद्यते।

तत्स्वयं योगसंसिद्धः कालेनात्मनि विन्दति।।4.38।।
"4.38 There is nothing in the world so purifying as wisdom; and he who is a perfect saint finds that at last in his own Self." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.38'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 Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya161.42°KanyāHasta P1
चन्द्र Candra318.25°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala237.26°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha164.87°KanyāHasta P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati237.65°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra116.86°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शनि Śani58.52°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:44 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:36 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:40 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:29 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:46 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 52 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 07 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:09 – 04:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:44 – 05:44
Abhijit Muhūrta11:16 – 12:04
Vijaya Muhūrta13:39 – 14:26
Godhūli Muhūrta17:24 – 17:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:36 – 18:06
Amṛta Kāla17:21 – 19:06
Niśīta Muhūrta23:16 – 00:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:13 – 08:42
Yamaganda10:11 – 11:40
Gulika Kāla13:09 – 14:38
Varjyam06:13 – 06:32
Dur Muhūrta 08:30 – 08:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)
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 · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:44 – 07:13 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:13 – 08:42 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:42 – 10:11 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:11 – 11:40 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:40 – 13:09 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:09 – 14:38 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:38 – 16:07 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:07 – 17:36 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:36 – 19:07 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:07 – 20:38 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:38 – 22:09 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:09 – 23:40 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:40 – 01:11 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:11 – 02:42 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:42 – 04:13 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:13 – 05:44 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5133
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874673.27
Julian Day2463138.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2964°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)158.64°
🪷 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 -2.27°, EoT 10.52 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: 2031-09-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)