पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · May 1, 2018 CE

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वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 5.4 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga

सांख्ययोगौ पृथग्बालाः प्रवदन्ति न पण्डिताः।

एकमप्यास्थितः सम्यगुभयोर्विन्दते फलम्।।5.4।।

"5.4 Only the unenlightened speak of wisdom and right action as separate, not the wise. If any man knows one, he enjoys the fruit of both." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 5.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt

Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1425

Malayalam Era: 1194

Nanakshahi: 549

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	16.53°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra	208.46°	Tulā	Viśākhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	269.10°	Dhanu	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha	349.34°	Mīna	Revatī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	205.09°	Tulā	Viśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra	43.36°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2
शनि Śani	254.78°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:47 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:48 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:48 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	19:41 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:29 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	14 Hours 00 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	9 Hours 59 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	02:55 – 03:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:37 – 04:47
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:20 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:08 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:36 – 19:00
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:48 – 19:23
Amṛta Kāla	18:33 – 20:18
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:20 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:18 – 17:03
Yamaganda	08:17 – 10:02
Gulika Kāla	11:48 – 13:33
Varjyam	05:22 – 05:45
Dur Muhūrta	08:03 – 08:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (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 · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	04:47 – 06:32 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	06:32 – 08:17 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:17 – 10:02 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:02 – 11:48 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:48 – 13:33 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:33 – 15:18 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:18 – 17:03 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	17:03 – 18:48 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:48 – 20:03 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	20:03 – 21:18 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:18 – 22:33 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:33 – 23:48 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:48 – 01:02 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:02 – 02:17 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:17 – 03:32 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	03:32 – 04:47 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°

Longitude: -87.6298°

Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869774.27
Julian Day	2458239.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1090°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	193.97°

🪷 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 (24.1090°), declination 15.01°, EoT 2.92 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: 2018-05-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)