पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · May 15, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.15 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
कर्म ब्रह्मोद्भवं विद्धि ब्रह्माक्षरसमुद्भवम्।

तस्मात्सर्वगतं ब्रह्म नित्यं यज्ञे प्रतिष्ठितम्।।3.15।।
"3.15 All action originates in the Supreme Spirit, which is Imperishable, and in sacrificial action the all-pervading Spirit is consciously present." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya30.59°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
चन्द्र Candra325.43°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala134.52°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha16.25°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati29.27°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
शुक्र Śukra59.89°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शनि Śani179.83°KanyāCitrā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:30 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:03 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:47 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:38 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:14 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 33 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 26 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:34 – 03:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:17 – 04:30
Abhijit Muhūrta11:18 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta14:12 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta18:51 – 19:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:03 – 19:40
Amṛta Kāla18:48 – 20:33
Niśīta Muhūrta23:18 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:25 – 17:14
Yamaganda08:08 – 09:58
Gulika Kāla11:47 – 13:36
Varjyam05:07 – 05:30
Dur Muhūrta 07:54 – 08:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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 · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga04:30 – 06:19 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:19 – 08:08 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:08 – 09:58 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha09:58 – 11:47 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:47 – 13:36 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:36 – 15:25 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:25 – 17:14 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:14 – 19:03 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:03 – 20:14 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:14 – 21:25 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:25 – 22:36 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:36 – 23:47 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:47 – 00:58 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha00:58 – 02:08 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:08 – 03:19 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:19 – 04:30 (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 Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867597.27
Julian Day2456062.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0258°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)292.01°
🪷 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 (24.0258°), declination 18.92°, EoT 3.76 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: 2012-05-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)