पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · May 22, 2019 CE

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सङ्कष्टी चतुर्थी · Saṅkaṣṭī CaturthīPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 16.23 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga

यः शास्त्रविधिमुत्सृज्य वर्तते कामकारतः।न स सिद्धिमवाप्नोति न सुखं न परां गतिम्।।16.23।।

"16.23 But he who neglects the commands of the scriptures, and follows the promptings of passion, he does not attain perfection, happiness or the final goal." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 16.23'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 Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	36.57°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
चन्द्र Candra	254.94°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	69.46°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P1
बुध Budha	36.81°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	237.73°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra	13.69°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
शनि Śani	265.93°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:25 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:10 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:47 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	21:47 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	06:54 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	14 Hours 45 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	9 Hours 14 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	02:27 – 03:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:11 – 04:25
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:18 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:15 – 15:14
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:58 – 19:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:10 – 19:46
Amṛta Kāla	18:55 – 20:40
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:18 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:47 – 13:38
Yamaganda	06:15 – 08:06
Gulika Kāla	09:56 – 11:47
Varjyam	05:01 – 05:25
Dur Muhūrta	07:51 – 08:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)

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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	04:25 – 06:15 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	06:15 – 08:06 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:06 – 09:56 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	09:56 – 11:47 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:47 – 13:38 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:38 – 15:28 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:28 – 17:19 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	17:19 – 19:10 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	19:10 – 20:19 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	20:19 – 21:28 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:28 – 22:38 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:38 – 23:47 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:47 – 00:56 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	00:56 – 02:06 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:06 – 03:15 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	03:15 – 04:25 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°

Longitude: -87.6298°

Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870160.27
Julian Day	2458625.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1238°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	219.99°

🪷 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 20.29°, EoT 3.47 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: 2019-05-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)