पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · June 26, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: मिथुन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mithuna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Gemini.

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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.31 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
सर्वभूतस्थितं यो मां भजत्येकत्वमास्थितः।

सर्वथा वर्तमानोऽपि स योगी मयि वर्तते।।6.31।।
"6.31 The sage who realises the unity of life and who worships Me in all beings, lives in Me, whatever may be his lot." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.31's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya70.31°MithunaĀrdrā P2
चन्द्र Candra226.41°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala284.85°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
बुध Budha90.65°KarkaPunarvasu P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati199.42°TulāSvātī P4
शुक्र Śukra109.69°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शनि Śani251.74°DhanuMūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:17 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:29 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:53 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:39 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:56 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)15 Hours 12 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)8 Hours 47 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:15 – 03:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:00 – 04:17
Abhijit Muhūrta11:23 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta14:25 – 15:26
Godhūli Muhūrta19:17 – 19:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:29 – 20:07
Amṛta Kāla19:14 – 20:59
Niśīta Muhūrta23:23 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:41 – 17:35
Yamaganda08:05 – 09:59
Gulika Kāla11:53 – 13:47
Varjyam04:55 – 05:19
Dur Muhūrta 07:50 – 08:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga04:17 – 06:11 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:11 – 08:05 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:05 – 09:59 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha09:59 – 11:53 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:53 – 13:47 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:47 – 15:41 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:41 – 17:35 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:35 – 19:29 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:29 – 20:35 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:35 – 21:41 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:41 – 22:47 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:47 – 23:53 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:53 – 00:59 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha00:59 – 02:05 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:05 – 03:11 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:11 – 04:17 (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)1869830.27
Julian Day2458295.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1112°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)155.69°
🪷 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 (24.1112°), declination 23.36°, EoT -2.49 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: 2018-06-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)