पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · May 19, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.23 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
तं विद्याद् दुःखसंयोगवियोगं योगसंज्ञितम्।

स निश्चयेन योक्तव्यो योगोऽनिर्विण्णचेतसा।।6.23।।
"6.23 This inner severance from the affliction of misery is spirituality. It should be practised with determination and with a heart which refuses to be depressed." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya34.40°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
चन्द्र Candra353.37°MīnaRevatī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala309.59°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
बुध Budha49.89°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati273.07°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra56.84°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शनि Śani277.74°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:26 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:07 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:47 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:35 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:31 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 41 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 18 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:29 – 03:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:13 – 04:26
Abhijit Muhūrta11:18 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta14:14 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta18:55 – 19:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:07 – 19:44
Amṛta Kāla18:52 – 20:37
Niśīta Muhūrta23:18 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:27 – 17:17
Yamaganda08:07 – 09:57
Gulika Kāla11:47 – 13:37
Varjyam05:03 – 05:27
Dur Muhūrta 07:52 – 08:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga04:26 – 06:16 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:16 – 08:07 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:07 – 09:57 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha09:57 – 11:47 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:47 – 13:37 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:37 – 15:27 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:27 – 17:17 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:17 – 19:07 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:07 – 20:17 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:17 – 21:27 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:27 – 22:37 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:37 – 23:47 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:47 – 00:57 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha00:57 – 02:07 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:07 – 03:16 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:16 – 04:26 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870523.27
Julian Day2458988.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1377°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)317.33°
🪷 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 (24.1377°), declination 19.83°, EoT 3.65 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: 2020-05-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)