पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · June 5, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.10 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
योगी युञ्जीत सततमात्मानं रहसि स्थितः।

एकाकी यतचित्तात्मा निराशीरपरिग्रहः।।6.10।।
"6.10 Let the student of spirituality try unceasingly to concentrate his mind; Let him live in seclusion, absolutely alone, with mind and personality controlled, free from desire and without possessions." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.10'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 Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya50.25°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra301.00°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala282.06°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
बुध Budha48.61°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati200.93°TulāViśākhā P1
शुक्र Śukra85.24°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शनि Śani253.21°DhanuMūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:16 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:21 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:49 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:17 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:47 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)15 Hours 05 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)8 Hours 54 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:16 – 03:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:01 – 04:16
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta14:20 – 15:20
Godhūli Muhūrta19:09 – 19:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:21 – 19:59
Amṛta Kāla19:06 – 20:51
Niśīta Muhūrta23:19 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:35 – 17:28
Yamaganda08:03 – 09:56
Gulika Kāla11:49 – 13:42
Varjyam04:54 – 05:18
Dur Muhūrta 07:47 – 08:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (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):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga04:16 – 06:09 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:09 – 08:03 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:03 – 09:56 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha09:56 – 11:49 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:49 – 13:42 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:42 – 15:35 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:35 – 17:28 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:28 – 19:21 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:21 – 20:28 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:28 – 21:35 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:35 – 22:42 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:42 – 23:49 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:49 – 00:56 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha00:56 – 02:03 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:03 – 03:09 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:09 – 04:16 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869809.27
Julian Day2458274.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1104°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)254.34°
🪷 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 (24.1104°), declination 22.52°, EoT 1.72 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: 2018-06-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)