पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · August 22, 2034 CE

🪷 आज: राधाष्टमी — Rādhāṣṭamī
Manifestation of Śrī Rādhā at Barsānā — Krishna's ādi-śakti.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.6 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
न तद्भासयते सूर्यो न शशाङ्को न पावकः।यद्गत्वा न निवर्तन्ते तद्धाम परमं मम।।15.6।।
"15.6 Neither sun, moon, nor fire shines there. Those who go thither never come back. For, O Arjuna, that is my Celestial Home!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2091 Prabhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1956 Ānanda
Bengali Saṁvat: 1441
Malayalam Era: 1210
Nanakshahi: 565
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya124.72°SiṃhaMaghā P2
चन्द्र Candra214.71°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala123.32°SiṃhaMaghā P1
बुध Budha140.52°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati348.42°MīnaRevatī P1
शुक्र Śukra169.72°KanyāHasta P3
शनि Śani94.74°KarkaPuṣya P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:05 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:41 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:53 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:05 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:41 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 35 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 24 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:16 – 04:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:57 – 05:05
Abhijit Muhūrta11:26 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta14:09 – 15:03
Godhūli Muhūrta18:29 – 18:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:41 – 19:15
Amṛta Kāla18:26 – 20:11
Niśīta Muhūrta23:26 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:17 – 16:59
Yamaganda08:29 – 10:11
Gulika Kāla11:53 – 13:35
Varjyam05:39 – 06:01
Dur Muhūrta 08:16 – 08:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:05 – 06:47 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:47 – 08:29 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:29 – 10:11 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:11 – 11:53 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:53 – 13:35 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:35 – 15:17 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:17 – 16:59 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:59 – 18:41 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:41 – 19:59 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:59 – 21:17 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:17 – 22:35 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:35 – 23:53 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:53 – 01:11 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:11 – 02:29 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:29 – 03:47 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:47 – 05:05 (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 Śukla Aṣṭamī + Anurādhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5136
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1875731.27
Julian Day2464196.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3369°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)91.54°
🪷 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 (24.3369°), declination 11.80°, EoT -2.54 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: 2034-08-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)