पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · May 26, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 5.29 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
भोक्तारं यज्ञतपसां सर्वलोकमहेश्वरम्।

सुहृदं सर्वभूतानां ज्ञात्वा मां शान्तिमृच्छति।।5.29।।
"5.29 Knowing me as Him who gladly receives all offerings of austerity and sacrifice, as the Might Ruler of all the Worlds and the Friend of all beings, he passes to Eternal Peace."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.29'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 Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya40.66°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra179.07°KanyāCitrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala279.19°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha27.43°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati201.99°TulāViśākhā P1
शुक्र Śukra73.39°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शनि Śani253.81°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:21 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:13 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:47 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:31 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:32 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 52 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 07 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:22 – 03:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:07 – 04:21
Abhijit Muhūrta11:18 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta14:16 – 15:16
Godhūli Muhūrta19:01 – 19:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:13 – 19:51
Amṛta Kāla18:58 – 20:43
Niśīta Muhūrta23:18 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:04 – 09:56
Yamaganda13:39 – 15:30
Gulika Kāla04:21 – 06:13
Varjyam04:59 – 05:22
Dur Muhūrta 07:50 – 08:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla04:21 – 06:13 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:13 – 08:04 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:04 – 09:56 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg09:56 – 11:47 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:47 – 13:39 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:39 – 15:30 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:30 – 17:22 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:22 – 19:13 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:13 – 20:22 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:22 – 21:30 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:30 – 22:39 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:39 – 23:47 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:47 – 00:56 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg00:56 – 02:04 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:04 – 03:13 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:13 – 04:21 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869799.27
Julian Day2458264.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1100°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)137.99°
🪷 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 (24.1100°), declination 21.09°, EoT 3.12 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: 2018-05-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)