पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · June 9, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: निर्जला एकादशी — Nirjalā Ekādaśī
Strictest Ekādaśī (no water for 24 hours); Bhīma's vrata. Confers fruit of all 24 Ekādaśīs.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.26 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
श्रोत्रादीनीन्द्रियाण्यन्ये संयमाग्निषु जुह्वति।

शब्दादीन्विषयानन्य इन्द्रियाग्निषु जुह्वति।।4.26।।
"4.26 Some sacrifice their physical senses in the fire of self-control; others offer up their contact with external objects in the sacrificial fire of their senses." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.26'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 Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya54.10°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
चन्द्र Candra180.74°TulāCitrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala167.09°KanyāHasta P3
बुध Budha68.94°MithunaĀrdrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati87.23°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शुक्र Śukra18.61°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शनि Śani203.69°TulāViśākhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:15 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:24 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:48 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:44 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)15 Hours 08 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)8 Hours 51 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:14 – 03:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā02:59 – 04:15
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta14:21 – 15:22
Godhūli Muhūrta19:12 – 19:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:24 – 20:02
Amṛta Kāla19:09 – 20:54
Niśīta Muhūrta23:19 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:09 – 08:02
Yamaganda09:56 – 11:50
Gulika Kāla13:43 – 15:37
Varjyam04:53 – 05:17
Dur Muhūrta 07:47 – 08:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (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):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta04:15 – 06:09 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:09 – 08:02 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:02 – 09:56 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga09:56 – 11:50 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:50 – 13:43 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:43 – 15:37 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:37 – 17:30 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:30 – 19:24 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala19:24 – 20:30 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:30 – 21:37 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:37 – 22:43 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:43 – 23:50 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:50 – 00:56 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga00:56 – 02:02 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:02 – 03:09 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:09 – 04:15 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868352.27
Julian Day2456817.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0547°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)127.74°
🪷 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 (24.0547°), declination 22.91°, EoT 1.00 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: 2014-06-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)