पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · May 3, 2015 CE

Also observed today

मेष सङ्क्रान्ति · Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)Pan-Hindu
वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional
छिन्नमस्ता जयन्ती · Chhinnamastā JayantīShakta

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 13.27 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga

यावत्सञ्जायते किञ्चित्सत्त्वं स्थावरजङ्गमम्।क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञसंयोगात्तद्विद्धि भरतर्षभ।।13.27।।

"13.27 Wherever life is seen in things movable or immovable, it is the joint product of Matter and Spirit." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 13.27's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla 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)	Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Citrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	18.24°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra	185.55°	Tulā	Citrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	29.24°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
बुध Budha	38.49°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	108.65°	Karka	Aśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra	60.29°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3
शनि Śani	218.79°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:45 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:50 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:47 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:35 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:18 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	14 Hours 05 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	9 Hours 54 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	02:52 – 03:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:34 – 04:45
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:19 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:08 – 15:05
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:38 – 19:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:50 – 19:25
Amṛta Kāla	18:35 – 20:20
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:19 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	17:04 – 18:50
Yamaganda	11:47 – 13:33
Gulika Kāla	15:19 – 17:04
Varjyam	05:20 – 05:43
Dur Muhūrta	08:02 – 08:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (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 Udveg	04:45 – 06:30 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	06:30 – 08:16 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:16 – 10:02 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:02 – 11:47 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:47 – 13:33 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:33 – 15:19 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:19 – 17:04 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	17:04 – 18:50 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:50 – 20:04 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	20:04 – 21:19 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:19 – 22:33 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:33 – 23:47 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:47 – 01:02 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:02 – 02:16 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:16 – 03:30 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	03:30 – 04:45 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°

Longitude: -87.6298°

Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Narasiṁha Jayantī Walk (नरसिंह जयन्ती यात्रा)

9 steps · festival walk
Today is Narasiṁha Jayantī — its dedicated walk.

Bhāgavata 7.8 (Prahlāda-Narasiṁha) + protective verses.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868680.27
Julian Day	2457145.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0672°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	166.84°

🪷 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 (24.0672°), declination 15.53°, EoT 3.15 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: 2015-05-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)