पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · September 23, 2034 CE

🪷 आज: विजय दशमी — Vijaya Daśamī (Dasarā / Daśaharā)
Rāma's victory over Rāvaṇa; Durgā's victory; ārambha-divasa for śilpa-kalā.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.18 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
अहङ्कारं बलं दर्पं कामं क्रोधं च संश्रिताः।मामात्मपरदेहेषु प्रद्विषन्तोऽभ्यसूयकाः।।16.18।।
"16.18 Puffed up by power and inordinate conceit, swayed by lust and wrath, these wicked people hate Me Who am within them, as I am within all." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2091 Prabhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1956 Ānanda
Bengali Saṁvat: 1441
Malayalam Era: 1210
Nanakshahi: 565
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya155.77°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra271.36°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala143.71°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha181.02°TulāCitrā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati345.16°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra190.31°TulāSvātī P2
शनि Śani98.10°KarkaPuṣya P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:38 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:46 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:41 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:08 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 08 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 51 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:01 – 04:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:37 – 05:38
Abhijit Muhūrta11:18 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta13:44 – 14:32
Godhūli Muhūrta17:34 – 17:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:46 – 18:17
Amṛta Kāla17:31 – 19:16
Niśīta Muhūrta23:18 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:40 – 10:11
Yamaganda13:13 – 14:44
Gulika Kāla05:38 – 07:09
Varjyam06:08 – 06:28
Dur Muhūrta 08:28 – 08:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:38 – 07:09 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:09 – 08:40 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:40 – 10:11 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:11 – 11:42 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:42 – 13:13 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:13 – 14:44 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:44 – 16:15 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:15 – 17:46 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:46 – 19:15 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:15 – 20:44 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:44 – 22:13 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:13 – 23:42 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:42 – 01:11 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:11 – 02:40 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:40 – 04:09 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:09 – 05:38 (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 Year5136
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1875763.27
Julian Day2464228.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3381°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)117.38°
🪷 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 (24.3381°), declination -0.04°, EoT 8.44 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: 2034-09-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)