पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · June 1, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.6 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
बन्धुरात्माऽऽत्मनस्तस्य येनात्मैवात्मना जितः।

अनात्मनस्तु शत्रुत्वे वर्तेतात्मैव शत्रुवत्।।6.6।।
"6.6 To him who has conquered his lower nature by Its help, the Self is a friend, but to him who has not done so, It is an enemy." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya46.42°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra253.73°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala281.01°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
बुध Budha39.87°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati201.33°TulāViśākhā P1
शुक्र Śukra80.51°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शनि Śani253.46°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:18 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:18 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:48 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:04 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:11 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)15 Hours 00 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)8 Hours 59 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:18 – 03:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:03 – 04:18
Abhijit Muhūrta11:18 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta14:18 – 15:18
Godhūli Muhūrta19:06 – 19:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:18 – 19:56
Amṛta Kāla19:03 – 20:48
Niśīta Muhūrta23:18 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:56 – 11:48
Yamaganda15:33 – 17:26
Gulika Kāla06:10 – 08:03
Varjyam04:55 – 05:19
Dur Muhūrta 07:48 – 08:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)
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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala04:18 – 06:10 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:10 – 08:03 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:03 – 09:56 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla09:56 – 11:48 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:48 – 13:41 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:41 – 15:33 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:33 – 17:26 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:26 – 19:18 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:18 – 20:26 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:26 – 21:33 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:33 – 22:41 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:41 – 23:48 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:48 – 00:56 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla00:56 – 02:03 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:03 – 03:10 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:10 – 04:18 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869805.27
Julian Day2458270.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1102°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)210.11°
🪷 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 (24.1102°), declination 22.02°, EoT 2.36 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: 2018-06-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)