पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · May 17, 2013 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.12 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
अध्यात्मज्ञाननित्यत्वं तत्त्वज्ञानार्थदर्शनम्।एतज्ज्ञानमिति प्रोक्तमज्ञानं यदतोन्यथा।।13.12।।
"13.12 Constant yearning for the knowledge of Self, and pondering over the lessons of the great Truth - this is Wisdom, all else ignorance." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya32.27°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
चन्द्र Candra109.19°KarkaAśleṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala25.40°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
बुध Budha38.27°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati56.41°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra44.91°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शनि Śani192.56°TulāSvātī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:28 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:05 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:47 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:48 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:01 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 36 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 23 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:32 – 03:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:15 – 04:28
Abhijit Muhūrta11:18 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta14:13 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta18:53 – 19:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:05 – 19:42
Amṛta Kāla18:50 – 20:35
Niśīta Muhūrta23:18 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:57 – 11:47
Yamaganda15:26 – 17:16
Gulika Kāla06:18 – 08:08
Varjyam05:05 – 05:28
Dur Muhūrta 07:53 – 08:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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 · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala04:28 – 06:18 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:18 – 08:08 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:08 – 09:57 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla09:57 – 11:47 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:47 – 13:36 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:36 – 15:26 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:26 – 17:16 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:16 – 19:05 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:05 – 20:16 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:16 – 21:26 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:26 – 22:36 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:36 – 23:47 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:47 – 00:57 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla00:57 – 02:08 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:08 – 03:18 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:18 – 04:28 (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 Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867964.27
Julian Day2456429.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0398°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)80.62°
🪷 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 (24.0398°), declination 19.33°, EoT 3.72 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: 2013-05-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)