पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · June 13, 2019 CE

🪷 आज: निर्जला एकादशी — Nirjalā Ekādaśī
Strictest Ekādaśī (no water for 24 hours); Bhīma's vrata. Confers fruit of all 24 Ekādaśīs.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.21 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
यत्तु प्रत्युपकारार्थं फलमुद्दिश्य वा पुनः।दीयते च परिक्लिष्टं तद्दानं राजसं स्मृतम्।।17.21।।
"17.21 That which is given for the sake of the results it will produce, or with the hope of recompense,or grudgingly - that may truly be said to be the outcome of Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla 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)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya57.66°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
चन्द्र Candra184.16°TulāCitrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala83.57°MithunaPunarvasu P2
बुध Budha79.51°MithunaĀrdrā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati235.04°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra40.48°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
शनि Śani264.87°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:15 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:26 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:53 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:40 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)15 Hours 11 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)8 Hours 48 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:13 – 03:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā02:59 – 04:15
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta14:22 – 15:23
Godhūli Muhūrta19:14 – 19:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:26 – 20:04
Amṛta Kāla19:11 – 20:56
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:44 – 15:38
Yamaganda04:15 – 06:09
Gulika Kāla08:03 – 09:56
Varjyam04:53 – 05:17
Dur Muhūrta 07:47 – 08:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (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):
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 Śubha04:15 – 06:09 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:09 – 08:03 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:03 – 09:56 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala09:56 – 11:50 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:50 – 13:44 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:44 – 15:38 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:38 – 17:32 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:32 – 19:26 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta19:26 – 20:32 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:32 – 21:38 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:38 – 22:44 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:44 – 23:50 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:50 – 00:56 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala00:56 – 02:03 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:03 – 03:09 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:09 – 04:15 (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)1870182.27
Julian Day2458647.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1247°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)126.62°
🪷 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 (24.1247°), declination 23.18°, EoT 0.22 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: 2019-06-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)