पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · May 7, 2020 CE

Also observed today

मेष सङ्क्रान्ति · Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)Pan-Hindu
वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional
कूर्म जयन्ती · Kūrma JayantīVaishnava
चण्डिका जयन्ती · Chaṇḍikā JayantīShakta
चित्रा पौर्णमी · Citrā PaurṇamīRegional
वैशाख पूर्णिमा व्रत · Vaiśākha Pūrṇimā VratPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 6.11 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga

शुचौ देशे प्रतिष्ठाप्य स्थिरमासनमात्मनः।

नात्युच्छ्रितं नातिनीचं चैलाजिनकुशोत्तरम्।।6.11।।

"6.11 Having chosen a holy place, let him sit in a firm posture on a seat, neither too high nor too low, and covered with a grass mat, a deer skin and a cloth." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 6.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1427

Malayalam Era: 1196

Nanakshahi: 551

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Svātī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	22.82°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra	197.13°	Tulā	Svātī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	301.40°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha	24.98°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	273.02°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra	56.77°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2
शनि Śani	277.78°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:39 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:55 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:47 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	18:17 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:31 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	14 Hours 16 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	9 Hours 43 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	02:45 – 03:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:28 – 04:39
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:18 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:10 – 15:07
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:43 – 19:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:55 – 19:31
Amṛta Kāla	18:40 – 20:25
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:18 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:34 – 15:21
Yamaganda	04:39 – 06:26
Gulika Kāla	08:13 – 10:00
Varjyam	05:15 – 05:37
Dur Muhūrta	07:59 – 08:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	04:39 – 06:26 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	06:26 – 08:13 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	08:13 – 10:00 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:00 – 11:47 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	11:47 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:34 – 15:21 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	15:21 – 17:08 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	17:08 – 18:55 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	18:55 – 20:08 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	20:08 – 21:21 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	21:21 – 22:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:34 – 23:47 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	23:47 – 01:00 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:00 – 02:13 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	02:13 – 03:26 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	03:26 – 04:39 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°

Longitude: -87.6298°

Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Buddha Pūrṇimā Walk (बुद्ध पूर्णिमा यात्रा)

7 steps · festival walk
Today is Buddha Pūrṇimā — its dedicated walk.

Bhāgavata 1.3.24 (Buddha as 21st avatāra) + BG 12.13 (compassion) + Dhammapada parallels.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Svātī alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870511.27
Julian Day	2458976.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1372°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	175.30°

🪷 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 (24.1372°), declination 16.90°, EoT 3.51 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: 2020-05-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)