पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · May 8, 2012 CE

Also observed today

वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 3.8 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga

नियतं कुरु कर्म त्वं कर्म ज्यायो ह्यकर्मणः।

शरीरयात्रापि च ते न प्रसिद्ध्येदकर्मणः।।3.8।।

"3.8 Do thy duty as prescribed, for action for duty's sake is superior to inaction. Even the maintenance of the body would be impossible if man remained inactive." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 3.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu

Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana

Bengali Saṁvat: 1419

Malayalam Era: 1188

Nanakshahi: 543

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Jyeṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	23.83°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra	230.65°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	132.60°	Siṃha	Maghā P4
बुध Budha	3.61°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	27.62°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
शुक्र Śukra	58.83°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2
शनि Śani	180.27°	Tulā	Citrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:38 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:56 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:47 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	20:58 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	06:10 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	14 Hours 18 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	9 Hours 41 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	02:43 – 03:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:26 – 04:38
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:18 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:10 – 15:07
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:44 – 19:08
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:56 – 19:32
Amṛta Kāla	18:41 – 20:26
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:18 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:22 – 17:09
Yamaganda	08:12 – 10:00
Gulika Kāla	11:47 – 13:34
Varjyam	05:14 – 05:36
Dur Muhūrta	07:58 – 08:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (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 · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	04:38 – 06:25 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	06:25 – 08:12 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:12 – 10:00 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:00 – 11:47 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:47 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:34 – 15:22 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:22 – 17:09 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	17:09 – 18:56 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:56 – 20:09 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	20:09 – 21:22 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:22 – 22:34 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:34 – 23:47 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:47 – 01:00 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:00 – 02:12 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:12 – 03:25 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	03:25 – 04:38 (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 Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1867590.27
Julian Day	2456055.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0255°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	205.16°

🪷 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 (24.0255°), declination 17.15°, EoT 3.58 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: 2012-05-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)