पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · May 27, 2011 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.12 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
श्रेयो हि ज्ञानमभ्यासाज्ज्ञानाद्ध्यानं विशिष्यते।ध्यानात्कर्मफलत्यागस्त्यागाच्छान्तिरनन्तरम्।।12.12।।
"12.12 Knowledge is superior to blind action, meditation to mere knowledge, renunciation of the fruit of action to meditation, and where there is renunciation peace will follow." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.12'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 Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya41.42°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra336.24°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala17.54°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
बुध Budha22.81°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati4.16°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शुक्र Śukra19.36°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शनि Śani166.44°KanyāHasta P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:21 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:14 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:48 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:23 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:30 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 53 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 06 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:22 – 03:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:07 – 04:21
Abhijit Muhūrta11:18 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta14:16 – 15:16
Godhūli Muhūrta19:02 – 19:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:14 – 19:51
Amṛta Kāla18:59 – 20:44
Niśīta Muhūrta23:18 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:56 – 11:48
Yamaganda15:31 – 17:22
Gulika Kāla06:13 – 08:04
Varjyam04:58 – 05:22
Dur Muhūrta 07:49 – 08:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala04:21 – 06:13 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:13 – 08:04 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:04 – 09:56 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla09:56 – 11:48 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:48 – 13:39 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:39 – 15:31 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:31 – 17:22 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:22 – 19:14 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:14 – 20:22 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:22 – 21:31 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:31 – 22:39 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:39 – 23:48 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:48 – 00:56 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla00:56 – 02:04 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:04 – 03:13 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:13 – 04:21 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°
Longitude: -87.6298°
Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867243.27
Julian Day2455708.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0122°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)293.21°
🪷 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 (24.0122°), declination 21.21°, EoT 3.01 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: 2011-05-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)