पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · June 17, 2012 CE

Also observed today

प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 4.5 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga

श्री भगवानुवाच

बहूनि मे व्यतीतानि जन्मानि तव चार्जुन।

तान्यहं वेद सर्वाणि न त्वं वेत्थ परन्तप।।4.5।।

"4.5 Lord Shri Krishna replied: I have been born again and again, from time to time; thou too,O Arjuna! My births are known to Me, but thou knowest not thine." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 4.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu

Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana

Bengali Saṁvat: 1419

Malayalam Era: 1188

Nanakshahi: 543

Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)

Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	62.23°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3
चन्द्र Candra	33.80°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	147.54°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha	83.10°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	36.92°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P4
शुक्र Śukra	45.42°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2
शनि Śani	178.55°	Kanyā	Citrā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:15 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:28 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:51 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	02:39 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	17:16 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	15 Hours 13 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	8 Hours 46 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	02:13 – 03:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	02:58 – 04:15
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:21 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:23 – 15:24
Godhūli Muhūrta	19:16 – 19:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:28 – 20:06
Amṛta Kāla	19:13 – 20:58
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:21 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	17:34 – 19:28
Yamaganda	11:51 – 13:45
Gulika Kāla	15:39 – 17:34
Varjyam	04:53 – 05:17
Dur Muhūrta	07:48 – 08:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	04:15 – 06:09 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	06:09 – 08:03 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:03 – 09:57 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	09:57 – 11:51 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:51 – 13:45 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:45 – 15:39 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:39 – 17:34 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	17:34 – 19:28 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	19:28 – 20:34 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	20:34 – 21:39 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:39 – 22:45 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:45 – 23:51 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:51 – 00:57 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	00:57 – 02:03 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:03 – 03:09 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	03:09 – 04:15 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°

Longitude: -87.6298°

Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1867630.27
Julian Day	2456095.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0270°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	330.44°

🪷 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 (24.0270°), declination 23.38°, EoT -0.61 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: 2012-06-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)