पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · October 3, 2036 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 18.6 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
एतान्यपि तु कर्माणि सङ्गं त्यक्त्वा फलानि च।कर्तव्यानीति मे पार्थ निश्िचतं मतमुत्तमम्।।18.6।।
"18.6 But they should be done with detachment and without thought of recompense. This is my final judgment." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2093 Śukla
Śaka Saṁvat: 1958 Nala
Bengali Saṁvat: 1443
Malayalam Era: 1212
Nanakshahi: 567
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya166.06°KanyāHasta P2
चन्द्र Candra319.11°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala162.41°KanyāHasta P1
बुध Budha151.25°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati60.83°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
शुक्र Śukra126.38°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शनि Śani123.82°SiṃhaMaghā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:49 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:28 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:39 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:11 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:31 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 39 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 20 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:16 – 05:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:51 – 05:49
Abhijit Muhūrta11:15 – 12:02
Vijaya Muhūrta13:35 – 14:22
Godhūli Muhūrta17:16 – 17:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:28 – 17:58
Amṛta Kāla17:13 – 18:58
Niśīta Muhūrta23:15 – 00:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:11 – 11:39
Yamaganda14:34 – 16:01
Gulika Kāla07:16 – 08:44
Varjyam06:18 – 06:37
Dur Muhūrta 08:32 – 08:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:49 – 07:16 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:16 – 08:44 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:44 – 10:11 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:11 – 11:39 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:39 – 13:06 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:06 – 14:34 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:34 – 16:01 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:01 – 17:28 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:28 – 19:01 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:01 – 20:34 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:34 – 22:06 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:06 – 23:39 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:39 – 01:11 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:11 – 02:44 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:44 – 04:16 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:16 – 05:49 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5138
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1876504.27
Julian Day2464969.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3664°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)152.22°
🪷 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 (24.3664°), declination -4.13°, EoT 11.79 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: 2036-10-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)