पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · May 24, 2011 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.9 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
अथ चित्तं समाधातुं न शक्नोषि मयि स्थिरम्।अभ्यासयोगेन ततो मामिच्छाप्तुं धनञ्जय।।12.9।।
"12.9 But if thou canst not fix thy mind firmly on Me, then, My beloved friend, try to do so by constant practice." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya38.54°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
चन्द्र Candra300.26°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala15.32°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
बुध Budha17.69°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati3.51°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शुक्र Śukra15.72°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शनि Śani166.53°KanyāHasta P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:23 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:11 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:47 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:00 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:28 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 48 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 11 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:25 – 03:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:09 – 04:23
Abhijit Muhūrta11:18 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta14:15 – 15:14
Godhūli Muhūrta18:59 – 19:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:11 – 19:48
Amṛta Kāla18:56 – 20:41
Niśīta Muhūrta23:18 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:29 – 17:20
Yamaganda08:05 – 09:56
Gulika Kāla11:47 – 13:38
Varjyam05:00 – 05:24
Dur Muhūrta 07:50 – 08:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga04:23 – 06:14 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:14 – 08:05 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:05 – 09:56 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha09:56 – 11:47 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:47 – 13:38 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:38 – 15:29 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:29 – 17:20 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:20 – 19:11 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:11 – 20:20 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:20 – 21:29 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:29 – 22:38 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:38 – 23:47 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:47 – 00:56 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha00:56 – 02:05 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:05 – 03:14 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:14 – 04:23 (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 Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867240.27
Julian Day2455705.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0121°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)260.63°
🪷 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 (24.0121°), declination 20.67°, EoT 3.31 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: 2011-05-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)