पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · May 30, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.16 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
किं कर्म किमकर्मेति कवयोऽप्यत्र मोहिताः।

तत्ते कर्म प्रवक्ष्यामि यज्ज्ञात्वा मोक्ष्यसेऽशुभात्।।4.16।।
"4.16 What is action and what is inaction? It is a question which has bewildered the wise. But I will declare unto thee the philosophy of action, and knowing it, thou shalt be free from evil." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya44.52°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra59.16°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala165.33°KanyāHasta P2
बुध Budha66.36°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati85.25°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra6.88°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शनि Śani204.33°TulāViśākhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:19 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:17 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:48 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:12 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:21 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 57 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 02 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:19 – 03:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:04 – 04:19
Abhijit Muhūrta11:18 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta14:18 – 15:17
Godhūli Muhūrta19:05 – 19:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:17 – 19:54
Amṛta Kāla19:02 – 20:47
Niśīta Muhūrta23:18 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:56 – 11:48
Yamaganda15:32 – 17:25
Gulika Kāla06:11 – 08:03
Varjyam04:56 – 05:20
Dur Muhūrta 07:48 – 08:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala04:19 – 06:11 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:11 – 08:03 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:03 – 09:56 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla09:56 – 11:48 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:48 – 13:40 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:40 – 15:32 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:32 – 17:25 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:25 – 19:17 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:17 – 20:25 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:25 – 21:32 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:32 – 22:40 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:40 – 23:48 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:48 – 00:56 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla00:56 – 02:03 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:03 – 03:11 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:11 – 04:19 (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 Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868342.27
Julian Day2456807.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0543°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)17.07°
🪷 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 (24.0543°), declination 21.73°, EoT 2.64 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: 2014-05-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)