पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · May 10, 2017 CE

Also observed today

मेष सङ्क्रान्ति · Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)Pan-Hindu
वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional
कूर्म जयन्ती · Kūrma JayantīVaishnava
चण्डिका जयन्ती · Chaṇḍikā JayantīShakta
चित्रा पौर्णमी · Citrā PaurṇamīRegional
वैशाख पूर्णिमा व्रत · Vaiśākha Pūrṇimā VratPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 15.2 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga

अधश्चोर्ध्वं प्रसृतास्तस्य शाखा गुणप्रवृद्धा विषयप्रवालाः।अधश्च मूलान्यनुसन्ततानि कर्मानुबन्धीनि मनुष्यलोके।।15.2।।

"15.2 Its branches shoot upwards and downwards, deriving their nourishment from the Qualities; its buds are the objects of sense; and its roots, which follow the Law causing man's regeneration and degeneration, pierce downwards into the soil." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 15.2'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 Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Svātī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	25.49°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra	196.03°	Tulā	Svātī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	48.44°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
बुध Budha	1.44°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	170.07°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
शुक्र Śukra	342.26°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani	242.64°	Dhanu	Mūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:36 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:58 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:47 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	18:01 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:17 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	14 Hours 22 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	9 Hours 37 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	02:41 – 03:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:24 – 04:36
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:18 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:11 – 15:08
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:46 – 19:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:58 – 19:34
Amṛta Kāla	18:43 – 20:28
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:18 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:47 – 13:35
Yamaganda	06:23 – 08:11
Gulika Kāla	09:59 – 11:47
Varjyam	05:12 – 05:35
Dur Muhūrta	07:57 – 08:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)

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 · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	04:36 – 06:23 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	06:23 – 08:11 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:11 – 09:59 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	09:59 – 11:47 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:47 – 13:35 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:35 – 15:22 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:22 – 17:10 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	17:10 – 18:58 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	18:58 – 20:10 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	20:10 – 21:22 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:22 – 22:35 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:35 – 23:47 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:47 – 00:59 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	00:59 – 02:11 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:11 – 03:23 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	03:23 – 04:36 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°

Longitude: -87.6298°

Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Buddha Pūrṇimā Walk (बुद्ध पूर्णिमा यात्रा)

7 steps · festival walk
Today is Buddha Pūrṇimā — its dedicated walk.

Bhāgavata 1.3.24 (Buddha as 21st avatāra) + BG 12.13 (compassion) + Dhammapada parallels.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Svātī alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869418.27
Julian Day	2457883.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0954°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	171.28°

🪷 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 17.63°, EoT 3.68 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: 2017-05-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)