पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · May 17, 2011 CE

Also observed today

वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति · Vṛṣabha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 12.2 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga

श्री भगवानुवाचमय्यावेश्य मनो ये मां नित्ययुक्ता उपासते।श्रद्धया परयोपेतास्ते मे युक्ततमा मताः।।12.2।।

"12.2 Lord Shri Krishna replied: Those who keep their minds fixed on Me, who worship Me always with unwavering faith and concentration; these are the very best." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 12.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara

Bengali Saṁvat: 1418

Malayalam Era: 1187

Nanakshahi: 542

Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	31.80°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
चन्द्र Candra	206.07°	Tulā	Viśākhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	10.11°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
बुध Budha	7.09°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	1.96°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
शुक्र Śukra	7.22°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
शनि Śani	166.80°	Kanyā	Hasta P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:29 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:05 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:47 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	18:27 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:21 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	14 Hours 35 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	9 Hours 24 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	02:32 – 03:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:16 – 04:29
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:18 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:13 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:53 – 19:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:05 – 19:41
Amṛta Kāla	18:50 – 20:35
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:18 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:26 – 17:15
Yamaganda	08:08 – 09:57
Gulika Kāla	11:47 – 13:36
Varjyam	05:05 – 05:29
Dur Muhūrta	07:53 – 08:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

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

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	04:29 – 06:18 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	06:18 – 08:08 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:08 – 09:57 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	09:57 – 11:47 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:47 – 13:36 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:36 – 15:26 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:26 – 17:15 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	17:15 – 19:05 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	19:05 – 20:15 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	20:15 – 21:26 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:26 – 22:36 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:36 – 23:47 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:47 – 00:57 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	00:57 – 02:08 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:08 – 03:18 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	03:18 – 04:29 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°

Longitude: -87.6298°

Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā + Viśākhā)

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1867233.27
Julian Day	2455698.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0119°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	175.57°

🪷 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 (24.0119°), declination 19.21°, EoT 3.72 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: 2011-05-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)