पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · October 4, 2033 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 6.2 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
यं संन्यासमिति प्राहुर्योगं तं विद्धि पाण्डव।

न ह्यसंन्यस्तसङ्कल्पो योगी भवति कश्चन।।6.2।।
"6.2 O Arjuna! Renunciation is in fact what is called Right Action. No one can become spiritual who has not renounced all desire." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2090 Akṣaya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1955 Pramādī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1440
Malayalam Era: 1209
Nanakshahi: 564
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya166.81°KanyāHasta P3
चन्द्र Candra285.94°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala266.86°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha191.97°TulāSvātī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati303.27°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra143.72°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani85.94°MithunaPunarvasu P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:50 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:27 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:38 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:38 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:32 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 37 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 22 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:17 – 05:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:52 – 05:50
Abhijit Muhūrta11:15 – 12:02
Vijaya Muhūrta13:35 – 14:21
Godhūli Muhūrta17:15 – 17:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:27 – 17:56
Amṛta Kāla17:12 – 18:57
Niśīta Muhūrta23:15 – 00:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:33 – 16:00
Yamaganda08:44 – 10:11
Gulika Kāla11:38 – 13:06
Varjyam06:19 – 06:37
Dur Muhūrta 08:32 – 08:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (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 Roga05:50 – 07:17 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:17 – 08:44 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:44 – 10:11 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:11 – 11:38 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:38 – 13:06 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:06 – 14:33 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:33 – 16:00 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:00 – 17:27 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:27 – 19:00 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:00 – 20:33 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:33 – 22:06 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:06 – 23:38 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:38 – 01:11 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:11 – 02:44 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:44 – 04:17 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:17 – 05:50 (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 Time

Kali Year5135
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1875409.27
Julian Day2463874.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3246°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)122.14°
🪷 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 (24.3246°), declination -4.41°, EoT 12.10 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: 2033-10-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)