पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · May 31, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.17 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
कर्मणो ह्यपि बोद्धव्यं बोद्धव्यं च विकर्मणः।

अकर्मणश्च बोद्धव्यं गहना कर्मणो गतिः।।4.17।।
"4.17 It is necessary to consider what is right action, what is wrong action, and what is inaction, for mysterious is the law of action." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.17'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 Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya45.48°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra71.46°MithunaĀrdrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala165.46°KanyāHasta P2
बुध Budha66.96°MithunaĀrdrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati85.44°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra8.05°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शनि Śani204.26°TulāViśākhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:18 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:18 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:48 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:57 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:07 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 59 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 00 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:19 – 03:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:03 – 04:18
Abhijit Muhūrta11:18 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta14:18 – 15:18
Godhūli Muhūrta19:06 – 19:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:18 – 19:55
Amṛta Kāla19:03 – 20:48
Niśīta Muhūrta23:18 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:03 – 09:56
Yamaganda13:40 – 15:33
Gulika Kāla04:18 – 06:11
Varjyam04:56 – 05:20
Dur Muhūrta 07:48 – 08:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (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 · 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 Kāla04:18 – 06:11 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:11 – 08:03 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:03 – 09:56 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg09:56 – 11:48 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:48 – 13:40 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:40 – 15:33 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:33 – 17:25 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:25 – 19:18 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:18 – 20:25 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:25 – 21:33 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:33 – 22:40 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:40 – 23:48 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:48 – 00:56 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg00:56 – 02:03 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:03 – 03:11 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:11 – 04:18 (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 Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868343.27
Julian Day2456808.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0543°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)28.74°
🪷 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 21.88°, EoT 2.50 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: 2014-05-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)