पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · March 23, 2019 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.10 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
रजस्तमश्चाभिभूय सत्त्वं भवति भारत।रजः सत्त्वं तमश्चैव तमः सत्त्वं रजस्तथा।।14.10।।
"14.10 O Prince! Purity prevails when Passion and Ignorance are overcome; Passion, when Purity and Ignorance are overcome; and Ignorance when it overcomes Purity and Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.10's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya338.00°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra185.09°TulāCitrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala30.19°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
बुध Budha323.32°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati239.66°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra301.10°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani265.15°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:50 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:05 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:24 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:08 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 15 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 45 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:12 – 05:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:49 – 05:50
Abhijit Muhūrta11:33 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta14:00 – 14:49
Godhūli Muhūrta17:53 – 18:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:05 – 18:36
Amṛta Kāla17:50 – 19:35
Niśīta Muhūrta23:33 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:54 – 10:26
Yamaganda13:30 – 15:01
Gulika Kāla05:50 – 07:22
Varjyam06:21 – 06:40
Dur Muhūrta 08:42 – 09:06

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
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 · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:50 – 07:22 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:22 – 08:54 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:54 – 10:26 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:26 – 11:58 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:58 – 13:30 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:30 – 15:01 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:01 – 16:33 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:33 – 18:05 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:05 – 19:33 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:33 – 21:01 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:01 – 22:30 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:30 – 23:58 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:58 – 01:26 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:26 – 02:54 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:54 – 04:22 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:22 – 05:50 (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)1870100.27
Julian Day2458565.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1215°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)206.76°
🪷 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 (24.1215°), declination 0.84°, EoT -7.21 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: 2019-03-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)