पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · June 8, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.39 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
आवृतं ज्ञानमेतेन ज्ञानिनो नित्यवैरिणा।

कामरूपेण कौन्तेय दुष्पूरेणानलेन च।।3.39।।
"3.39 It is the wise man's constant enemy; it tarnishes the face of wisdom. It is as insatiable as a flame of fire." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.39'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 Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya53.63°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
चन्द्र Candra282.21°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala143.46°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha66.95°MithunaĀrdrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati34.88°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
शुक्र Śukra50.29°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शनि Śani178.74°KanyāCitrā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:15 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:23 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:49 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:11 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:56 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)15 Hours 08 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)8 Hours 51 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:14 – 03:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:00 – 04:15
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta14:21 – 15:21
Godhūli Muhūrta19:11 – 19:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:23 – 20:01
Amṛta Kāla19:08 – 20:53
Niśīta Muhūrta23:19 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:56 – 11:49
Yamaganda15:36 – 17:30
Gulika Kāla06:09 – 08:02
Varjyam04:53 – 05:17
Dur Muhūrta 07:47 – 08:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala04:15 – 06:09 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:09 – 08:02 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:02 – 09:56 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla09:56 – 11:49 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:49 – 13:43 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:43 – 15:36 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:36 – 17:30 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:30 – 19:23 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:23 – 20:30 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:30 – 21:36 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:36 – 22:43 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:43 – 23:49 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:49 – 00:56 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla00:56 – 02:02 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:02 – 03:09 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:09 – 04:15 (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 Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867621.27
Julian Day2456086.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0267°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)227.29°
🪷 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 (24.0267°), declination 22.86°, EoT 1.18 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: 2012-06-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)