पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · May 21, 2019 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.22 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
एतैर्विमुक्तः कौन्तेय तमोद्वारैस्त्रिभिर्नरः।आचरत्यात्मनः श्रेयस्ततो याति परां गतिम्।।16.22।।
"16.22 These are the gates which lead to darkness; if a man avoid them he will ensure his own welfare, and in the end will attain his liberation." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya35.61°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
चन्द्र Candra242.22°DhanuMūla P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala68.82°MithunaĀrdrā P1
बुध Budha34.61°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati237.84°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra12.48°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शनि Śani265.97°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:25 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:09 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:47 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:01 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:06 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 43 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 16 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:28 – 03:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:12 – 04:25
Abhijit Muhūrta11:18 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta14:14 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta18:57 – 19:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:09 – 19:45
Amṛta Kāla18:54 – 20:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:18 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:28 – 17:18
Yamaganda08:06 – 09:57
Gulika Kāla11:47 – 13:37
Varjyam05:02 – 05:26
Dur Muhūrta 07:51 – 08:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga04:25 – 06:16 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:16 – 08:06 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:06 – 09:57 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha09:57 – 11:47 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:47 – 13:37 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:37 – 15:28 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:28 – 17:18 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:18 – 19:09 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:09 – 20:18 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:18 – 21:28 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:28 – 22:37 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:37 – 23:47 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:47 – 00:57 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha00:57 – 02:06 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:06 – 03:16 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:16 – 04:25 (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 Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870159.27
Julian Day2458624.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1238°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)208.27°
🪷 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 (24.1238°), declination 20.09°, EoT 3.54 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: 2019-05-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)