पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · March 19, 2021 CE

Also observed today

मीन सङ्क्रान्ति · Mīna SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 15.9 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga

श्रोत्रं चक्षुः स्पर्शनं च रसनं घ्राणमेव च।अधिष्ठाय मनश्चायं विषयानुपसेवते।।15.9।।

"15.9 He is the perception of the ear, the eye, the touch, the taste and the smell, yea and of the mind also; and the enjoyment the things which they perceive is also His." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 15.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda

Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1428

Malayalam Era: 1197

Nanakshahi: 552

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	334.51°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra	36.44°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	44.34°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2
बुध Budha	309.84°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	296.43°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra	332.40°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani	286.13°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:56 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:02 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:59 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	08:46 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	23:28 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 05 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 54 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:20 – 05:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:56 – 05:56
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:35 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:00 – 14:48
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:50 – 18:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:02 – 18:32
Amṛta Kāla	17:47 – 19:32
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:35 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:28 – 11:59
Yamaganda	15:00 – 16:31
Gulika Kāla	07:27 – 08:58
Varjyam	06:27 – 06:46
Dur Muhūrta	08:46 – 09:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:56 – 07:27 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:27 – 08:58 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:58 – 10:28 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:28 – 11:59 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:59 – 13:30 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:30 – 15:00 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:00 – 16:31 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:31 – 18:02 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:02 – 19:31 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:31 – 21:00 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:00 – 22:30 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:30 – 23:59 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:59 – 01:28 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:28 – 02:58 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:58 – 04:27 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:27 – 05:56 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°

Longitude: -87.6298°

Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

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

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870827.27
Julian Day	2459292.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1493°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	65.12°

🪷 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 (24.1493°), declination -0.53°, EoT -8.46 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: 2021-03-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)