पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · May 4, 2019 CE

Also observed today

वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 16.5 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga

दैवी सम्पद्विमोक्षाय निबन्धायासुरी मता।मा शुचः सम्पदं दैवीमभिजातोऽसि पाण्डव।।16.5।।

"16.5 Godly qualities lead to liberation; godless to bondage. Do not be anxious, Prince! Thou hast the Godly qualities." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 16.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri

Bengali Saṁvat: 1426

Malayalam Era: 1195

Nanakshahi: 550

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Aśvinī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)	Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	19.19°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra	8.42°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	57.82°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2
बुध Budha	0.55°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	239.37°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra	351.83°	Mīna	Revatī P2
शनि Śani	266.30°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:44 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:51 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:47 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	04:16 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	17:53 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	14 Hours 07 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	9 Hours 52 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	02:51 – 03:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:33 – 04:44
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:19 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:09 – 15:05
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:39 – 19:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:51 – 19:26
Amṛta Kāla	18:36 – 20:21
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:19 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:15 – 10:01
Yamaganda	13:33 – 15:19
Gulika Kāla	04:44 – 06:29
Varjyam	05:19 – 05:41
Dur Muhūrta	08:01 – 08:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	04:44 – 06:29 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	06:29 – 08:15 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:15 – 10:01 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:01 – 11:47 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:47 – 13:33 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:33 – 15:19 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:19 – 17:05 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	17:05 – 18:51 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:51 – 20:05 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	20:05 – 21:19 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:19 – 22:33 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:33 – 23:47 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:47 – 01:01 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:01 – 02:15 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:15 – 03:29 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	03:29 – 04:44 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°

Longitude: -87.6298°

Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

-3101-02-18 — Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870142.27
Julian Day	2458607.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1231°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	348.41°

🪷 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 (24.1231°), declination 15.83°, EoT 3.26 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: 2019-05-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)