पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · March 28, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.12 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
काङ्क्षन्तः कर्मणां सिद्धिं यजन्त इह देवताः।

क्षिप्रं हि मानुषे लोके सिद्धिर्भवति कर्मजा।।4.12।।
"4.12 Those who look for success, worship the Powers; and in this world their actions bear immediate fruit." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya343.21°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra118.02°KarkaAśleṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala251.48°DhanuMūla P4
बुध Budha351.21°MīnaRevatī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati208.37°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra1.77°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शनि Śani254.54°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:41 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:11 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:00 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:51 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 29 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 30 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:01 – 04:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:39 – 05:41
Abhijit Muhūrta11:31 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta14:01 – 14:51
Godhūli Muhūrta17:59 – 18:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:11 – 18:42
Amṛta Kāla17:56 – 19:41
Niśīta Muhūrta23:31 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:56 – 13:30
Yamaganda07:15 – 08:49
Gulika Kāla10:22 – 11:56
Varjyam06:12 – 06:32
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:41 – 07:15 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:15 – 08:49 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:49 – 10:22 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:22 – 11:56 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:56 – 13:30 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:30 – 15:04 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:04 – 16:37 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:37 – 18:11 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:11 – 19:37 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:37 – 21:04 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:04 – 22:30 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:30 – 23:56 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:56 – 01:22 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:22 – 02:49 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:49 – 04:15 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:15 – 05:41 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869740.27
Julian Day2458205.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1077°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)136.31°
🪷 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 (24.1077°), declination 2.90°, EoT -5.62 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: 2018-03-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)