पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · March 25, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.18 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
ज्योतिषामपि तज्ज्योतिस्तमसः परमुच्यते।ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं ज्ञानगम्यं हृदि सर्वस्य विष्ठितम्।।13.18।।
"13.18 It is the Light of lights, beyond the reach of darkness; the Wisdom, the only thing that is worth knowing or that wisdom can teach; the Presence in the hearts of all." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.18'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 Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya340.49°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra300.88°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala16.42°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
बुध Budha356.56°MīnaRevatī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati175.44°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra340.95°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani243.40°DhanuMūla P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:46 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:08 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:04 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:33 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 22 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 37 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:07 – 04:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:44 – 05:46
Abhijit Muhūrta11:32 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta14:01 – 14:50
Godhūli Muhūrta17:56 – 18:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:08 – 18:39
Amṛta Kāla17:53 – 19:38
Niśīta Muhūrta23:32 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:52 – 10:24
Yamaganda13:30 – 15:03
Gulika Kāla05:46 – 07:19
Varjyam06:17 – 06:37
Dur Muhūrta 08:39 – 09:04

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
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 · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:46 – 07:19 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:19 – 08:52 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:52 – 10:24 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:24 – 11:57 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:57 – 13:30 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:30 – 15:03 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:03 – 16:35 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:35 – 18:08 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:08 – 19:35 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:35 – 21:03 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:03 – 22:30 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:30 – 23:57 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:57 – 01:24 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:24 – 02:52 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:52 – 04:19 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:19 – 05:46 (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 Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869372.27
Julian Day2457837.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0937°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)320.45°
🪷 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 (24.0937°), declination 1.82°, EoT -6.58 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: 2017-03-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)