पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · May 23, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.12 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
लोभः प्रवृत्तिरारम्भः कर्मणामशमः स्पृहा।रजस्येतानि जायन्ते विवृद्धे भरतर्षभ।।14.12।।
"14.12 O best of Indians! Avarice, the impulse to act and the beginning of action itself are all due to the dominance of Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya37.56°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
चन्द्र Candra97.66°KarkaPuṣya P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala43.38°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
बुध Budha48.44°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati110.62°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra82.00°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शनि Śani217.35°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:24 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:10 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:47 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:29 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:06 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 46 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 13 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:26 – 03:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:10 – 04:24
Abhijit Muhūrta11:18 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta14:15 – 15:14
Godhūli Muhūrta18:58 – 19:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:10 – 19:47
Amṛta Kāla18:55 – 20:40
Niśīta Muhūrta23:18 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:05 – 09:56
Yamaganda13:38 – 15:29
Gulika Kāla04:24 – 06:15
Varjyam05:01 – 05:24
Dur Muhūrta 07:51 – 08:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)
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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla04:24 – 06:15 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:15 – 08:05 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:05 – 09:56 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg09:56 – 11:47 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:47 – 13:38 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:38 – 15:29 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:29 – 17:20 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:20 – 19:10 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:10 – 20:20 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:20 – 21:29 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:29 – 22:38 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:38 – 23:47 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:47 – 00:56 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg00:56 – 02:05 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:05 – 03:15 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:15 – 04:24 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868700.27
Julian Day2457165.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0680°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)60.52°
🪷 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 (24.0680°), declination 20.48°, EoT 3.40 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: 2015-05-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)