पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · May 23, 2019 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.24 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
तस्माच्छास्त्रं प्रमाणं ते कार्याकार्यव्यवस्थितौ।ज्ञात्वा शास्त्रविधानोक्तं कर्म कर्तुमिहार्हसि।।16.24।।
"16.24 Therefore whenever there is doubt whether thou shouldst do a thing or not, let the scriptures guide thy conduct. In the light of the scriptures shouldst thou labour the whole of thy life."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.24'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 Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya37.53°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
चन्द्र Candra267.35°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala70.11°MithunaĀrdrā P2
बुध Budha39.01°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati237.62°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra14.91°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शनि Śani265.90°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:24 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:11 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:47 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:27 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:46 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 46 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 13 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:25 – 03:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:10 – 04:24
Abhijit Muhūrta11:18 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta14:15 – 15:14
Godhūli Muhūrta18:59 – 19:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:11 – 19:47
Amṛta Kāla18:56 – 20:41
Niśīta Muhūrta23:18 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:38 – 15:29
Yamaganda04:24 – 06:15
Gulika Kāla08:05 – 09:56
Varjyam05:01 – 05:24
Dur Muhūrta 07:51 – 08:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha04:24 – 06:15 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:15 – 08:05 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:05 – 09:56 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala09:56 – 11:47 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:47 – 13:38 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:38 – 15:29 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:29 – 17:20 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:20 – 19:11 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta19:11 – 20:20 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:20 – 21:29 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:29 – 22:38 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:38 – 23:47 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:47 – 00:56 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala00:56 – 02:05 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:05 – 03:15 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:15 – 04:24 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°
Longitude: -87.6298°
Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870161.27
Julian Day2458626.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1239°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)231.37°
🪷 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 (24.1239°), declination 20.49°, EoT 3.40 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: 2019-05-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)