पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · March 18, 2008 CE
🕉️ Sapta-Mokṣa-Puri · Localize for your Pīṭha
अयोध्या मथुरा माया काशी काञ्ची ह्यवन्तिका। पुरी द्वारावती चैव सप्तैते मोक्षदायिकाः॥ — Garuḍa Purāṇa · the 7 cities that grant mokṣa
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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.17 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
काश्यश्च परमेष्वासः शिखण्डी च महारथः।
धृष्टद्युम्नो विराटश्च सात्यकिश्चापराजितः।।1.17।।
धृष्टद्युम्नो विराटश्च सात्यकिश्चापराजितः।।1.17।।
"1.17 And the Maharaja of Benares, the great archer, Shikhandi, the great soldier, Dhrishtayumna, Virata and Satyaki, the invincible," — Shri Purohit Swami
📜 तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1415
Malayalam Era: 1184
Nanakshahi: 539
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)
🌙 पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs (the time-elements)
| तिथि (Tithi) | Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Āśleṣā Pada 1 |
| योग (Yoga) | Sukarma |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Bava |
| वार (Vāra) | Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) |
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 333.85° | Mīna | Uttara Bhādrapadā P1 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 109.41° | Karka | Aśleṣā P1 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 70.80° | Mithuna | Ārdrā P2 |
| बुध Budha | 310.32° | Kumbha | Śatabhiṣā P2 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 265.02° | Dhanu | Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 312.24° | Kumbha | Śatabhiṣā P2 |
| शनि Śani | 129.26° | Siṃha | Maghā P3 |
☀️ Chicago, USA — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · UTC-6)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 05:58 UTC-6 |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 18:01 UTC-6 |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 11:59 UTC-6 |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 13:55 UTC-6 |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 04:08 UTC-6 |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 12 Hours 02 Mins 43 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 11 Hours 57 Mins 17 Secs |
✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 04:22 – 05:10 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 04:58 – 05:58 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:35 – 12:23 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 14:00 – 14:48 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 17:49 – 18:13 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 18:01 – 18:31 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 17:46 – 19:31 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:35 – 00:23 |
⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 15:00 – 16:30 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 08:59 – 10:29 |
| Gulika Kāla | 11:59 – 13:30 |
| Varjyam | 06:28 – 06:47 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 08:47 – 09:11 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
⭐ तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala
Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara
🕉️ चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows
| Day-1 Roga | 05:58 – 07:28 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Udveg | 07:28 – 08:59 (inauspicious) |
| Day-3 Chala | 08:59 – 10:29 (neutral) |
| Day-4 Labha | 10:29 – 11:59 (auspicious) |
| Day-5 Amṛta | 11:59 – 13:30 (auspicious) |
| Day-6 Kāla | 13:30 – 15:00 (inauspicious) |
| Day-7 Śubha | 15:00 – 16:30 (auspicious) |
| Day-8 Roga | 16:30 – 18:01 (inauspicious) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Kāla | 18:01 – 19:30 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Śubha | 19:30 – 21:00 (auspicious) |
| Night-3 Roga | 21:00 – 22:30 (inauspicious) |
| Night-4 Udveg | 22:30 – 23:59 (inauspicious) |
| Night-5 Chala | 23:59 – 01:29 (neutral) |
| Night-6 Labha | 01:29 – 02:59 (auspicious) |
| Night-7 Amṛta | 02:59 – 04:28 (auspicious) |
| Night-8 Kāla | 04:28 – 05:58 (inauspicious) |
🌐 Coordinates
Latitude: 41.8781°
Longitude: -87.6298°
Timezone: UTC+-6
🚶 आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).
🌌 Cosmic Time — Where This Moment Sits in the Mahāyuga
These five values anchor today within the Sūrya-Siddhānta time-architecture. Kali Year counts from the Kali-epoch (18 Feb 3102 BCE · midnight Ujjain · when Krishna's mortal-form departed). Ahargaṇa is the day-count since that epoch — the canonical time-coordinate used by every Vedic computation on this substrate. Julian Day is the astronomical universal day-number (continuous · no calendar discontinuities). Ayanāṁśa is the angular offset between sidereal (rāśi-based · the Vedic frame) and tropical (equinox-based) coordinates · currently growing at ~50.29″/year as Earth's axis precesses. Sun-Moon angle determines the tithi (0-360° elongation / 12° per tithi).
| Kali Year | 5109 · Kali-5109 |
|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch) | 1866078.27 · 5109.1 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2454543.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 23.9677° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 135.33° · determines today's tithi (12° = 1 tithi · so 12/30) |
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate:Vidhyamitra Sūrya-SiddhāntaMethod:Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equationTier-2 localization:spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanāṁśa (23.9677°) · declination -0.87° · EoT -8.76 min · verified ±1 min vs DrikpanchangLineage:Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Maitreya → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara I → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Jyeṣṭhadeva → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrateAccess:Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed (the bhakta's sole niṣkāma-karma-sevā)Computed for:2008-03-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)