पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · June 16, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: मिथुन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mithuna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Gemini.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.33 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
श्रेयान्द्रव्यमयाद्यज्ञाज्ज्ञानयज्ञः परन्तप।

सर्वं कर्माखिलं पार्थ ज्ञाने परिसमाप्यते।।4.33।।
"4.33 The sacrifice of wisdom is superior to any material sacrifice, for, O Arjuna, the climax of action is always Realisation." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.33's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya60.79°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
चन्द्र Candra280.62°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala168.90°KanyāHasta P3
बुध Budha66.49°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati88.66°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शुक्र Śukra26.87°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
शनि Śani203.30°TulāViśākhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:15 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:27 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:51 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:39 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:21 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)15 Hours 12 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)8 Hours 47 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:13 – 03:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā02:59 – 04:15
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta14:23 – 15:24
Godhūli Muhūrta19:15 – 19:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:27 – 20:05
Amṛta Kāla19:12 – 20:57
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:09 – 08:03
Yamaganda09:57 – 11:51
Gulika Kāla13:45 – 15:39
Varjyam04:53 – 05:17
Dur Muhūrta 07:48 – 08:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta04:15 – 06:09 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:09 – 08:03 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:03 – 09:57 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga09:57 – 11:51 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:51 – 13:45 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:45 – 15:39 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:39 – 17:33 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:33 – 19:27 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala19:27 – 20:33 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:33 – 21:39 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:39 – 22:45 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:45 – 23:51 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:51 – 00:57 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga00:57 – 02:03 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:03 – 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)1868359.27
Julian Day2456824.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0549°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)217.23°
🪷 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 (24.0549°), declination 23.34°, EoT -0.40 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: 2014-06-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)