पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · May 9, 2017 CE

Also observed today

मेष सङ्क्रान्ति · Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)Pan-Hindu
वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional
छिन्नमस्ता जयन्ती · Chhinnamastā JayantīShakta

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 15.1 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga

श्री भगवानुवाचऊर्ध्वमूलमधःशाखमश्वत्थं प्राहुरव्ययम्।छन्दांसि यस्य पर्णानि यस्तं वेद स वेदवित्।।15.1।।

"15.1 "Lord Shri Krishna continued: This phenomenal creation, which is both ephemeral and eternal, is like a tree, but having its seed above in the Highest and its ramifications on this earth below. The scriptures are its leaves, and he who understands this, knows." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 15.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1424

Malayalam Era: 1193

Nanakshahi: 548

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Citrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	24.53°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra	183.91°	Tulā	Citrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	47.75°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
बुध Budha	1.00°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	170.16°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
शुक्र Śukra	341.58°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani	242.69°	Dhanu	Mūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:37 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:57 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:47 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:00 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	03:48 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	14 Hours 20 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	9 Hours 39 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	02:42 – 03:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:25 – 04:37
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:18 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:10 – 15:08
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:45 – 19:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:57 – 19:33
Amṛta Kāla	18:42 – 20:27
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:18 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:22 – 17:09
Yamaganda	08:12 – 09:59
Gulika Kāla	11:47 – 13:34
Varjyam	05:13 – 05:36
Dur Muhūrta	07:58 – 08:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

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 · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	04:37 – 06:24 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	06:24 – 08:12 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:12 – 09:59 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	09:59 – 11:47 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:47 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:34 – 15:22 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:22 – 17:09 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	17:09 – 18:57 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:57 – 20:09 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	20:09 – 21:22 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:22 – 22:34 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:34 – 23:47 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:47 – 00:59 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	00:59 – 02:12 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:12 – 03:24 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	03:24 – 04:37 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°

Longitude: -87.6298°

Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Narasiṁha Jayantī Walk (नरसिंह जयन्ती यात्रा)

9 steps · festival walk
Today is Narasiṁha Jayantī — its dedicated walk.

Bhāgavata 7.8 (Prahlāda-Narasiṁha) + protective verses.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869417.27
Julian Day	2457882.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0954°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	159.43°

🪷 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 (24.0954°), declination 17.36°, EoT 3.63 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: 2017-05-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)