पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · October 16, 2034 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 17.17 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
श्रद्धया परया तप्तं तपस्तत्ित्रविधं नरैः।अफलाकाङ्क्षिभिर्युक्तैः सात्त्विकं परिचक्षते।।17.17।।
"17.17 These threefold austerities performed with faith, and without thought of reward, may truly be accounted Pure." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.17'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 Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya178.42°KanyāCitrā P2
चन्द्र Candra219.26°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala158.42°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha170.66°KanyāHasta P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati342.12°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra187.00°TulāSvātī P1
शनि Śani99.78°KarkaPuṣya P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:03 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:08 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:35 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:35 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:02 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 04 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 55 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:34 – 05:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:08 – 06:03
Abhijit Muhūrta11:13 – 11:58
Vijaya Muhūrta13:26 – 14:11
Godhūli Muhūrta16:56 – 17:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:08 – 17:36
Amṛta Kāla16:53 – 18:38
Niśīta Muhūrta23:13 – 23:58

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:26 – 08:49
Yamaganda10:12 – 11:35
Gulika Kāla12:59 – 14:22
Varjyam06:31 – 06:48
Dur Muhūrta 08:38 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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 · 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 Amṛta06:03 – 07:26 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:26 – 08:49 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:49 – 10:12 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:12 – 11:35 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:35 – 12:59 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala12:59 – 14:22 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:22 – 15:45 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:45 – 17:08 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:08 – 18:45 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:45 – 20:22 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:22 – 21:59 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla21:59 – 23:35 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:35 – 01:12 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:12 – 02:49 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:49 – 04:26 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:26 – 06:03 (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 Year5136
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1875786.27
Julian Day2464251.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3390°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)44.59°
🪷 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 (24.3390°), declination -8.85°, EoT 15.05 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: 2034-10-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)