पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · May 25, 2013 CE

Also observed today

वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति · Vṛṣabha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 13.20 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga

प्रकृतिं पुरुषं चैव विद्ध्यनादी उभावपि।विकारांश्च गुणांश्चैव विद्धि प्रकृतिसंभवान्।।13.20।।

"13.20 Know thou further that Nature and God have no beginning; and that differences of character and quality have their origin in Nature only." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 13.20'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 Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Anurādhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	39.97°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P4
चन्द्र Candra	218.01°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	31.19°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
बुध Budha	54.75°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	58.18°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2
शुक्र Śukra	54.72°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P1
शनि Śani	192.03°	Tulā	Svātī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:22 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:13 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:47 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	18:55 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:24 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	14 Hours 50 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	9 Hours 09 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	02:23 – 03:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:08 – 04:22
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:18 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:16 – 15:15
Godhūli Muhūrta	19:01 – 19:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:13 – 19:50
Amṛta Kāla	18:58 – 20:43
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:18 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:05 – 09:56
Yamaganda	13:39 – 15:30
Gulika Kāla	04:22 – 06:13
Varjyam	04:59 – 05:23
Dur Muhūrta	07:50 – 08:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	04:22 – 06:13 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	06:13 – 08:05 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:05 – 09:56 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	09:56 – 11:47 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:47 – 13:39 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:39 – 15:30 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:30 – 17:21 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	17:21 – 19:13 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	19:13 – 20:21 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	20:21 – 21:30 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:30 – 22:39 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:39 – 23:47 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:47 – 00:56 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	00:56 – 02:05 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:05 – 03:13 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	03:13 – 04:22 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°

Longitude: -87.6298°

Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Anurādhā alignment also occurred on:

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

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1867972.27
Julian Day	2456437.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0401°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	177.21°

🪷 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 (24.0401°), declination 20.95°, EoT 3.22 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: 2013-05-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)