पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · August 26, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.33 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

योऽयं योगस्त्वया प्रोक्तः साम्येन मधुसूदन।

एतस्याहं न पश्यामि चञ्चलत्वात् स्थितिं स्थिराम्।।6.33।।
"6.33 Arjuna said: I do not see how I can attain this state of equanimity which Thou has revealed, owing to the restlessness of my mind." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.33's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya128.69°SiṃhaMaghā P3
चन्द्र Candra133.59°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala203.56°TulāViśākhā P2
बुध Budha144.21°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati104.13°KarkaPuṣya P4
शुक्र Śukra112.61°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शनि Śani203.39°TulāViśākhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:09 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:35 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:52 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:37 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:46 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 25 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 34 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:22 – 04:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:02 – 05:09
Abhijit Muhūrta11:25 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 15:00
Godhūli Muhūrta18:23 – 18:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:35 – 19:08
Amṛta Kāla18:20 – 20:05
Niśīta Muhūrta23:25 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:13 – 16:54
Yamaganda08:31 – 10:11
Gulika Kāla11:52 – 13:33
Varjyam05:43 – 06:04
Dur Muhūrta 08:17 – 08:44

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:09 – 06:50 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:50 – 08:31 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:31 – 10:11 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:11 – 11:52 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:52 – 13:33 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:33 – 15:13 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:13 – 16:54 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:54 – 18:35 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:35 – 19:54 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:54 – 21:13 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:13 – 22:33 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:33 – 23:52 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:52 – 01:11 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:11 – 02:31 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:31 – 03:50 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:50 – 05:09 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868430.27
Julian Day2456895.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0576°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)5.95°
🪷 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 (24.0576°), declination 10.49°, EoT -1.42 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: 2014-08-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)