पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · April 18, 2015 CE

Also observed today

वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 13.12 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga

अध्यात्मज्ञाननित्यत्वं तत्त्वज्ञानार्थदर्शनम्।एतज्ज्ञानमिति प्रोक्तमज्ञानं यदतोन्यथा।।13.12।।

"13.12 Constant yearning for the knowledge of Self, and pondering over the lessons of the great Truth - this is Wisdom, all else ignorance." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 13.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka

Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha

Bengali Saṁvat: 1422

Malayalam Era: 1191

Nanakshahi: 546

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Revatī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)	Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	3.64°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra	353.37°	Mīna	Revatī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	18.42°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2
बुध Budha	12.10°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	107.88°	Karka	Aśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra	43.20°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P1
शनि Śani	219.69°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:07 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:33 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:50 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	04:41 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	17:37 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 26 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 33 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:19 – 04:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:59 – 05:07
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:23 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:05 – 14:58
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:21 – 18:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:33 – 19:07
Amṛta Kāla	18:18 – 20:03
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:23 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:28 – 10:09
Yamaganda	13:31 – 15:12
Gulika Kāla	05:07 – 06:47
Varjyam	05:40 – 06:02
Dur Muhūrta	08:15 – 08:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	05:07 – 06:47 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	06:47 – 08:28 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:28 – 10:09 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:09 – 11:50 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:50 – 13:31 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:31 – 15:12 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:12 – 16:53 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:53 – 18:33 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:33 – 19:53 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:53 – 21:12 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:12 – 22:31 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:31 – 23:50 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:50 – 01:09 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:09 – 02:28 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:28 – 03:47 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	03:47 – 05:07 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°

Longitude: -87.6298°

Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Revatī alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868665.27
Julian Day	2457130.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0666°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	351.13°

🪷 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 (24.0666°), declination 10.66°, EoT 0.51 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: 2015-04-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)