पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · March 20, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.13 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
ज्ञेयं यत्तत्प्रवक्ष्यामि यज्ज्ञात्वाऽमृतमश्नुते।

अनादिमत्परं ब्रह्म न सत्तन्नासदुच्यते।।13.13।।
"13.13 I will speak to thee now of that great Truth which man ought to know, since by its means he will win immortal bliss - that which is without beginning, the Eternal Spirit which dwells in Me, neither with form, nor yet without it." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.13'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 Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya335.53°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra238.66°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala12.85°MeṣaAśvinī P4
बुध Budha347.61°MīnaRevatī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati176.02°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra344.01°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani243.28°DhanuMūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:55 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:03 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:59 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:58 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:04 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 07 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 52 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:18 – 05:06
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:54 – 05:55
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta14:00 – 14:49
Godhūli Muhūrta17:51 – 18:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:03 – 18:33
Amṛta Kāla17:48 – 19:33
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:26 – 08:57
Yamaganda10:28 – 11:59
Gulika Kāla13:30 – 15:01
Varjyam06:25 – 06:44
Dur Muhūrta 08:45 – 09:09

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:55 – 07:26 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:26 – 08:57 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:57 – 10:28 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:28 – 11:59 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:59 – 13:30 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:30 – 15:01 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:01 – 16:32 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:32 – 18:03 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:03 – 19:32 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:32 – 21:01 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:01 – 22:30 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:30 – 23:59 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:59 – 01:28 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:28 – 02:57 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:57 – 04:26 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:26 – 05:55 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Mūla alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869367.27
Julian Day2457832.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0935°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)265.12°
🪷 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 (24.0935°), declination -0.15°, EoT -8.15 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: 2017-03-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)