पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · March 30, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: यमुना जयन्ती — Yamunā Jayantī
Manifestation of Yamunā Devī; Vraja-bhakti-pravāhinī.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 5.2 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

संन्यासः कर्मयोगश्च निःश्रेयसकरावुभौ।

तयोस्तु कर्मसंन्यासात्कर्मयोगो विशिष्यते।।5.2।।
"5.2 Lord Shri Krishna replied: Renunciation of action and the path of right action both lead to the highest; of the two, right action is the better." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya345.67°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra47.80°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala275.08°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha318.41°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati270.02°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra31.33°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
शनि Śani276.38°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:37 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:14 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:34 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:34 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 36 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 23 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:56 – 04:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:34 – 05:37
Abhijit Muhūrta11:30 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta14:02 – 14:52
Godhūli Muhūrta18:02 – 18:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:14 – 18:45
Amṛta Kāla17:59 – 19:44
Niśīta Muhūrta23:30 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:12 – 08:46
Yamaganda10:21 – 11:55
Gulika Kāla13:30 – 15:05
Varjyam06:09 – 06:29
Dur Muhūrta 08:34 – 08:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:37 – 07:12 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:12 – 08:46 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:46 – 10:21 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:21 – 11:55 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:55 – 13:30 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:30 – 15:05 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:05 – 16:39 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:39 – 18:14 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:14 – 19:39 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:39 – 21:05 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:05 – 22:30 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:30 – 23:55 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:55 – 01:21 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:21 – 02:46 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:46 – 04:12 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:12 – 05:37 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870473.27
Julian Day2458938.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1358°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)65.94°
🪷 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 (24.1358°), declination 3.88°, EoT -4.98 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: 2020-03-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)