पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · April 13, 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 1.43 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
दोषैरेतैः कुलघ्नानां वर्णसङ्करकारकैः।
उत्साद्यन्ते जातिधर्माः कुलधर्माश्च शाश्वताः।।1.43।।
उत्साद्यन्ते जातिधर्माः कुलधर्माश्च शाश्वताः।।1.43।।
"1.43 By the destruction of our lineage and the pollution of blood, ancient class traditions and family purity alike perish." — 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 Aṣṭamī (8/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Punarvasu Pada 4 |
| योग (Yoga) | Sukarma |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Bava |
| वार (Vāra) | Ravivāra (Sunday) |
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 359.52° | Mīna | Revatī P4 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 92.90° | Karka | Punarvasu P4 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 82.26° | Mithuna | Punarvasu P1 |
| बुध Budha | 355.68° | Mīna | Revatī P3 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 267.96° | Dhanu | Uttara Āṣāḍhā P1 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 344.34° | Mīna | Uttara Bhādrapadā P4 |
| शनि Śani | 127.86° | Siṃha | Maghā P3 |
☀️ Chicago, USA — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · UTC-6)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 05:14 UTC-6 |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 18:29 UTC-6 |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 11:51 UTC-6 |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 10:42 UTC-6 |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 01:28 UTC-6 |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 13 Hours 15 Mins 23 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 10 Hours 44 Mins 37 Secs |
✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 03:28 – 04:21 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 04:07 – 05:14 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:25 – 12:18 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 14:04 – 14:57 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 18:17 – 18:41 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 18:29 – 19:02 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 18:14 – 19:59 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:25 – 00:18 |
⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 16:50 – 18:29 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 11:51 – 13:31 |
| Gulika Kāla | 15:10 – 16:50 |
| Varjyam | 05:47 – 06:08 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 08:19 – 08:46 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara
🕉️ चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows
| Day-1 Udveg | 05:14 – 06:53 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Chala | 06:53 – 08:32 (neutral) |
| Day-3 Labha | 08:32 – 10:12 (auspicious) |
| Day-4 Amṛta | 10:12 – 11:51 (auspicious) |
| Day-5 Kāla | 11:51 – 13:31 (inauspicious) |
| Day-6 Śubha | 13:31 – 15:10 (auspicious) |
| Day-7 Roga | 15:10 – 16:50 (inauspicious) |
| Day-8 Udveg | 16:50 – 18:29 (inauspicious) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Śubha | 18:29 – 19:50 (auspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Roga | 19:50 – 21:10 (inauspicious) |
| Night-3 Udveg | 21:10 – 22:31 (inauspicious) |
| Night-4 Chala | 22:31 – 23:51 (neutral) |
| Night-5 Labha | 23:51 – 01:12 (auspicious) |
| Night-6 Amṛta | 01:12 – 02:32 (auspicious) |
| Night-7 Kāla | 02:32 – 03:53 (inauspicious) |
| Night-8 Śubha | 03:53 – 05:14 (auspicious) |
🌐 Coordinates
Latitude: 41.8781°
Longitude: -87.6298°
Timezone: UTC+-6
🚶 आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).
🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance
Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)
-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)
🌌 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) | 1866104.27 · 5109.2 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2454569.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 23.9687° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 90.61° · determines today's tithi (12° = 1 tithi · so 8/30) |
🪷 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 (23.9687°) · declination 9.12° · EoT -0.77 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:2008-04-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)