पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · May 20, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.24 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
सङ्कल्पप्रभवान्कामांस्त्यक्त्वा सर्वानशेषतः।

मनसैवेन्द्रियग्रामं विनियम्य समन्ततः।।6.24।।
"6.24 Renouncing every desire which imagination can conceive, controlling the senses at every point by the power of mind;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.24'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 Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya35.36°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
चन्द्र Candra5.30°MeṣaAśvinī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala310.26°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
बुध Budha51.74°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati273.06°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra56.59°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शनि Śani277.73°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:26 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:08 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:47 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:02 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:31 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 42 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 17 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:28 – 03:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:12 – 04:26
Abhijit Muhūrta11:17 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta14:14 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta18:56 – 19:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:08 – 19:45
Amṛta Kāla18:53 – 20:38
Niśīta Muhūrta23:17 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:47 – 13:37
Yamaganda06:16 – 08:06
Gulika Kāla09:57 – 11:47
Varjyam05:02 – 05:26
Dur Muhūrta 07:51 – 08:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha04:26 – 06:16 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:16 – 08:06 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:06 – 09:57 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha09:57 – 11:47 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:47 – 13:37 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:37 – 15:28 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:28 – 17:18 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:18 – 19:08 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:08 – 20:18 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:18 – 21:28 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:28 – 22:37 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:37 – 23:47 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:47 – 00:57 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha00:57 – 02:06 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:06 – 03:16 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:16 – 04:26 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870524.27
Julian Day2458989.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1377°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)328.65°
🪷 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 20.04°, EoT 3.60 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: 2020-05-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)