पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · April 12, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.11 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
देवान्भावयतानेन ते देवा भावयन्तु वः।

परस्परं भावयन्तः श्रेयः परमवाप्स्यथ।।3.11।।
"3.11 Worship the Powers of Nature thereby, and let them nourish you in return; thus supporting each other, you shall attain your highest welfare." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya358.01°MīnaRevatī P4
चन्द्र Candra139.57°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala173.40°KanyāCitrā P1
बुध Budha343.39°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati77.79°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra312.40°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani207.73°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:16 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:27 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:52 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:51 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:44 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 11 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 48 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:30 – 04:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:10 – 05:16
Abhijit Muhūrta11:25 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta14:03 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta18:15 – 18:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:27 – 19:00
Amṛta Kāla18:12 – 19:57
Niśīta Muhūrta23:25 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:34 – 10:13
Yamaganda13:30 – 15:09
Gulika Kāla05:16 – 06:55
Varjyam05:49 – 06:10
Dur Muhūrta 08:21 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:16 – 06:55 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:55 – 08:34 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:34 – 10:13 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:13 – 11:52 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:52 – 13:30 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:30 – 15:09 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:09 – 16:48 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:48 – 18:27 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:27 – 19:48 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:48 – 21:09 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:09 – 22:30 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:30 – 23:52 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:52 – 01:13 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:13 – 02:34 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:34 – 03:55 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:55 – 05:16 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°
Longitude: -87.6298°
Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868294.27
Julian Day2456759.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0524°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)140.50°
🪷 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 (24.0524°), declination 8.59°, EoT -1.04 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: 2014-04-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)