पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · June 12, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.47 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
योगिनामपि सर्वेषां मद्गतेनान्तरात्मना।

श्रद्धावान्भजते यो मां स मे युक्ततमो मतः।।6.47।।
"6.47 I look upon him as the best of mystics who, full of faith, worshippeth Me and abideth in Me."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.47'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 Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya57.41°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
चन्द्र Candra313.82°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala325.50°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha79.06°MithunaĀrdrā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati271.86°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra44.30°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शनि Śani277.00°MakaraUttara 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)23:24 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:28 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)15 Hours 11 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)8 Hours 48 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

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

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:56 – 11:50
Yamaganda15:38 – 17:32
Gulika Kāla06:08 – 08:02
Varjyam04:53 – 05:17
Dur Muhūrta 07:47 – 08:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (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 · 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 · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala04:15 – 06:08 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:08 – 08:02 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:02 – 09:56 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla09:56 – 11:50 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:50 – 13:44 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:44 – 15:38 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:38 – 17:32 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:32 – 19:26 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:26 – 20:32 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:32 – 21:38 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:38 – 22:44 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:44 – 23:50 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:50 – 00:56 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla00:56 – 02:02 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:02 – 03:08 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:08 – 04:15 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870547.27
Julian Day2459012.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1386°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)256.15°
🪷 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 (24.1386°), declination 23.17°, EoT 0.42 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: 2020-06-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)