पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · May 16, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 5.19 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
इहैव तैर्जितः सर्गो येषां साम्ये स्थितं मनः।

निर्दोषं हि समं ब्रह्म तस्माद्ब्रह्मणि ते स्थिताः।।5.19।।
"5.19 Even in this world they conquer their earth-life whose minds, fixed on the Supreme, remain always balanced; for the Supreme has neither blemish nor bias." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya31.04°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
चन्द्र Candra38.53°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala275.58°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha9.42°MeṣaAśvinī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati203.20°TulāViśākhā P1
शुक्र Śukra61.44°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
शनि Śani254.30°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:30 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:04 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:47 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:54 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:39 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 34 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 25 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:33 – 03:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:17 – 04:30
Abhijit Muhūrta11:18 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta14:12 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta18:52 – 19:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:04 – 19:40
Amṛta Kāla18:49 – 20:34
Niśīta Muhūrta23:18 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:47 – 13:36
Yamaganda06:19 – 08:08
Gulika Kāla09:57 – 11:47
Varjyam05:06 – 05:29
Dur Muhūrta 07:54 – 08:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha04:30 – 06:19 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:19 – 08:08 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:08 – 09:57 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha09:57 – 11:47 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:47 – 13:36 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:36 – 15:25 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:25 – 17:15 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:15 – 19:04 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:04 – 20:15 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:15 – 21:25 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:25 – 22:36 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:36 – 23:47 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:47 – 00:57 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha00:57 – 02:08 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:08 – 03:19 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:19 – 04:30 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pratipada + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869789.27
Julian Day2458254.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1096°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)5.78°
🪷 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 (24.1096°), declination 19.05°, EoT 3.74 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: 2018-05-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)