पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · September 3, 2036 CE

🪷 आज: ओणम् (वामन-बलि स्मरण) — Onam (Vāmana / King Bali)
Kerala festival; King Bali's annual return to Kerala. Aligned with Thiru-Onam (Śravaṇa nakshatra in Bhādrapada).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.4 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
यजन्ते सात्त्विका देवान्यक्षरक्षांसि राजसाः।प्रेतान्भूतगणांश्चान्ये यजन्ते तामसा जनाः।।17.4।।
"17.4 The Pure worship the true God; the Passionate, the powers of wealth and magic; the Ignorant, the spirits of the dead and of the lower orders of nature." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2093 Śukla
Śaka Saṁvat: 1958 Nala
Bengali Saṁvat: 1443
Malayalam Era: 1212
Nanakshahi: 567
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya136.77°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra286.86°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala143.07°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha146.61°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati58.41°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शुक्र Śukra92.27°KarkaPunarvasu P4
शनि Śani120.32°SiṃhaMaghā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:18 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:21 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:49 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:52 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:48 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 02 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 57 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:34 – 04:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:13 – 05:18
Abhijit Muhūrta11:23 – 12:15
Vijaya Muhūrta14:00 – 14:52
Godhūli Muhūrta18:09 – 18:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:21 – 18:53
Amṛta Kāla18:06 – 19:51
Niśīta Muhūrta23:23 – 00:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:49 – 13:27
Yamaganda06:56 – 08:34
Gulika Kāla10:12 – 11:49
Varjyam05:51 – 06:12
Dur Muhūrta 08:21 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (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 Labha05:18 – 06:56 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:56 – 08:34 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:34 – 10:12 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:12 – 11:49 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:49 – 13:27 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:27 – 15:05 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:05 – 16:43 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:43 – 18:21 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:21 – 19:43 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:43 – 21:05 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:05 – 22:27 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:27 – 23:49 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:49 – 01:12 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:12 – 02:34 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:34 – 03:56 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:56 – 05:18 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5138
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1876474.27
Julian Day2464939.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3653°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)148.97°
🪷 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 (24.3653°), declination 7.39°, EoT 1.15 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: 2036-09-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)