पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · July 7, 2013 CE

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मासिक शिवरात्रि · Māsika ŚivarātriShaiva

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 15.1 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga

श्री भगवानुवाचऊर्ध्वमूलमधःशाखमश्वत्थं प्राहुरव्ययम्।छन्दांसि यस्य पर्णानि यस्तं वेद स वेदवित्।।15.1।।

"15.1 "Lord Shri Krishna continued: This phenomenal creation, which is both ephemeral and eternal, is like a tree, but having its seed above in the Highest and its ramifications on this earth below. The scriptures are its leaves, and he who understands this, knows." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 15.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava

Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1420

Malayalam Era: 1189

Nanakshahi: 544

Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)

Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Ārdrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)	Śakuni
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	81.07°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
चन्द्र Candra	67.24°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	61.35°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha	85.14°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	67.96°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P1
शुक्र Śukra	107.08°	Karka	Aśleṣā P1
शनि Śani	190.53°	Tulā	Svātī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:22 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:28 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:55 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	03:25 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	18:35 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	15 Hours 05 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	8 Hours 54 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	02:21 – 03:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:07 – 04:22
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:25 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:26 – 15:26
Godhūli Muhūrta	19:16 – 19:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:28 – 20:06
Amṛta Kāla	19:13 – 20:58
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:25 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	17:35 – 19:28
Yamaganda	11:55 – 13:48
Gulika Kāla	15:41 – 17:35
Varjyam	05:00 – 05:24
Dur Muhūrta	07:54 – 08:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	04:22 – 06:15 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	06:15 – 08:09 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:09 – 10:02 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:02 – 11:55 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:55 – 13:48 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:48 – 15:41 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:41 – 17:35 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	17:35 – 19:28 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	19:28 – 20:35 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	20:35 – 21:41 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:41 – 22:48 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:48 – 23:55 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:55 – 01:02 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:02 – 02:09 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:09 – 03:15 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	03:15 – 04:22 (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 Time

Kali Year	5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868015.27
Julian Day	2456480.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0418°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	346.29°

🪷 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 (24.0418°), declination 22.58°, EoT -4.52 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: 2013-07-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)