पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · July 17, 2016 CE

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प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 6.23 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga

तं विद्याद् दुःखसंयोगवियोगं योगसंज्ञितम्।

स निश्चयेन योक्तव्यो योगोऽनिर्विण्णचेतसा।।6.23।।

"6.23 This inner severance from the affliction of misery is spirituality. It should be practised with determination and with a heart which refuses to be depressed." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 6.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya

Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1423

Malayalam Era: 1192

Nanakshahi: 547

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Jyeṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	90.82°	Karka	Punarvasu P4
चन्द्र Candra	236.14°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	210.75°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4
बुध Budha	101.70°	Karka	Puṣya P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	144.77°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra	101.63°	Karka	Puṣya P3
शनि Śani	226.09°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:30 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:23 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:56 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:04 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	02:11 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	14 Hours 52 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	9 Hours 07 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	02:31 – 03:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:16 – 04:30
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:27 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:25 – 15:25
Godhūli Muhūrta	19:11 – 19:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:23 – 20:00
Amṛta Kāla	19:08 – 20:53
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:27 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	17:31 – 19:23
Yamaganda	11:56 – 13:48
Gulika Kāla	15:39 – 17:31
Varjyam	05:07 – 05:31
Dur Muhūrta	07:58 – 08:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	04:30 – 06:22 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	06:22 – 08:13 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:13 – 10:05 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:05 – 11:56 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:56 – 13:48 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:48 – 15:39 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:39 – 17:31 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	17:31 – 19:23 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	19:23 – 20:31 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	20:31 – 21:39 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:39 – 22:48 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:48 – 23:56 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:56 – 01:05 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:05 – 02:13 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:13 – 03:22 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	03:22 – 04:30 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°

Longitude: -87.6298°

Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Trayodaśī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869121.27
Julian Day	2457586.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0841°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	144.59°

🪷 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 (24.0841°), declination 21.15°, EoT -5.77 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: 2016-07-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)