पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · June 18, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: मिथुन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mithuna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Gemini.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.21 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
त्रिविधं नरकस्येदं द्वारं नाशनमात्मनः।कामः क्रोधस्तथा लोभस्तस्मादेतत्त्रयं त्यजेत्।।16.21।।
"16.21 The gates of hell are three: lust, wrath and avarice. They destroy the Self. Avoid them." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya62.92°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
चन्द्र Candra339.94°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala74.52°MithunaĀrdrā P3
बुध Budha58.22°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati168.84°KanyāHasta P3
शुक्र Śukra17.49°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शनि Śani240.06°DhanuMūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:15 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:28 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:51 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:11 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:28 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)15 Hours 13 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)8 Hours 46 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:13 – 03:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā02:59 – 04:15
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta14:24 – 15:24
Godhūli Muhūrta19:16 – 19:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:28 – 20:06
Amṛta Kāla19:13 – 20:58
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:34 – 19:28
Yamaganda11:51 – 13:45
Gulika Kāla15:40 – 17:34
Varjyam04:53 – 05:17
Dur Muhūrta 07:48 – 08:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg04:15 – 06:09 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:09 – 08:03 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:03 – 09:57 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta09:57 – 11:51 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:51 – 13:45 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:45 – 15:40 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:40 – 17:34 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:34 – 19:28 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha19:28 – 20:34 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:34 – 21:40 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:40 – 22:45 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:45 – 23:51 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:51 – 00:57 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta00:57 – 02:03 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:03 – 03:09 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:09 – 04:15 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869457.27
Julian Day2457922.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0969°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)280.63°
🪷 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 (24.0969°), declination 23.40°, EoT -0.82 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: 2017-06-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)