पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · May 14, 2014 CE

Also observed today

मेष सङ्क्रान्ति · Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)Pan-Hindu
वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional
कूर्म जयन्ती · Kūrma JayantīVaishnava
चण्डिका जयन्ती · Chaṇḍikā JayantīShakta
चित्रा पौर्णमी · Citrā PaurṇamīRegional
वैशाख पूर्णिमा व्रत · Vaiśākha Pūrṇimā VratPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 3.43 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga

एवं बुद्धेः परं बुद्ध्वा संस्तभ्यात्मानमात्मना।

जहि शत्रुं महाबाहो कामरूपं दुरासदम्।।3.43।।

"3.43 Thus, O Mighty-in-Arms, knowing Him to be beyond the intellect and, by His help, subduing thy personal egotism, kill thine enemy, Desire, extremely difficult though it be."" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 3.43's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga

Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1421

Malayalam Era: 1190

Nanakshahi: 545

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Svātī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	29.13°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra	199.39°	Tulā	Svātī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	164.94°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
बुध Budha	47.52°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	82.33°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra	348.33°	Mīna	Revatī P1
शनि Śani	205.49°	Tulā	Viśākhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:32 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:02 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:47 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	18:04 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:12 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	14 Hours 30 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	9 Hours 29 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	02:36 – 03:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:19 – 04:32
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:18 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:12 – 15:10
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:50 – 19:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:02 – 19:38
Amṛta Kāla	18:47 – 20:32
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:18 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:47 – 13:36
Yamaganda	06:20 – 08:09
Gulika Kāla	09:58 – 11:47
Varjyam	05:08 – 05:31
Dur Muhūrta	07:55 – 08:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	04:32 – 06:20 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	06:20 – 08:09 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:09 – 09:58 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	09:58 – 11:47 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:47 – 13:36 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:36 – 15:24 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:24 – 17:13 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	17:13 – 19:02 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	19:02 – 20:13 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	20:13 – 21:24 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:24 – 22:36 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:36 – 23:47 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:47 – 00:58 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	00:58 – 02:09 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:09 – 03:20 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	03:20 – 04:32 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°

Longitude: -87.6298°

Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Buddha Pūrṇimā Walk (बुद्ध पूर्णिमा यात्रा)

7 steps · festival walk
Today is Buddha Pūrṇimā — its dedicated walk.

Bhāgavata 1.3.24 (Buddha as 21st avatāra) + BG 12.13 (compassion) + Dhammapada parallels.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Svātī 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	5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868326.27
Julian Day	2456791.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0537°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	169.36°

🪷 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 (24.0537°), declination 18.57°, EoT 3.76 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: 2014-05-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)