पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · March 19, 2017 CE

🪷 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: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1424

Malayalam Era: 1193

Nanakshahi: 548

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Jyeṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	334.54°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra	226.79°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	12.14°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
बुध Budha	345.70°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	176.13°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
शुक्र Śukra	344.58°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani	243.25°	Dhanu	Mūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:56 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:01 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:59 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	00:10 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	09:26 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 05 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 54 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:20 – 05:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:56 – 05:56
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:35 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:00 – 14:48
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:49 – 18:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:01 – 18:32
Amṛta Kāla	17:46 – 19:31
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:35 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:31 – 18:01
Yamaganda	11:59 – 13:30
Gulika Kāla	15:00 – 16:31
Varjyam	06:27 – 06:46
Dur Muhūrta	08:46 – 09:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:56 – 07:27 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:27 – 08:58 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:58 – 10:28 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:28 – 11:59 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:59 – 13:30 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:30 – 15:00 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:00 – 16:31 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:31 – 18:01 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:01 – 19:31 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:31 – 21:00 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:00 – 22:30 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:30 – 23:59 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:59 – 01:28 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:28 – 02:58 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:58 – 04:27 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:27 – 05:56 (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 Kṛṣṇa Saptamī + 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)	1869366.27
Julian Day	2457831.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0934°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	254.51°

🪷 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 (24.0934°), declination -0.55°, EoT -8.46 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: 2017-03-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)