पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · April 16, 563 BCE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.5 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
धृष्टकेतुश्चेकितानः काशिराजश्च वीर्यवान्।

पुरुजित्कुन्तिभोजश्च शैब्यश्च नरपुङ्गवः।।1.5।।
"1.5 Dhrishtaketu, Chekitan, the valiant King of Benares, Purujit, Kuntibhoja, Shaibya - a master over many;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -505
Śaka Saṁvat: -640
Bengali Saṁvat: -1155
Malayalam Era: -1386
Nanakshahi: -2031
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya36.32°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
चन्द्र Candra269.64°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala7.94°MeṣaAśvinī P3
बुध Budha31.62°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati24.18°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra80.38°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शनि Śani48.35°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:12 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:29 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:51 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:49 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:59 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 17 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 42 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:25 – 04:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:05 – 05:12
Abhijit Muhūrta11:24 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta14:03 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta18:17 – 18:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:29 – 19:03
Amṛta Kāla18:14 – 19:59
Niśīta Muhūrta23:24 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:10 – 16:50
Yamaganda08:31 – 10:11
Gulika Kāla11:51 – 13:30
Varjyam05:45 – 06:06
Dur Muhūrta 08:18 – 08:44

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:12 – 06:51 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:51 – 08:31 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:31 – 10:11 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:11 – 11:51 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:51 – 13:30 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:30 – 15:10 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:10 – 16:50 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:50 – 18:29 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:29 – 19:50 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:50 – 21:10 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:10 – 22:30 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:30 – 23:51 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:51 – 01:11 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:11 – 02:31 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:31 – 03:51 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:51 – 05:12 (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 Time

Kali Year2540
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)927427.27
Julian Day1515892.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-11.9322°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)233.31°
🪷 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 (-11.9322°), declination 9.45°, EoT 0.02 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: -0562-04-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)