पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · April 2, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.3 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
तेजः क्षमा धृतिः शौचमद्रोहो नातिमानिता।

भवन्ति सम्पदं दैवीमभिजातस्य भारत।।16.3।।
"16.3 Valour, forgiveness, fortitude, purity, freedom from hate and vanity; these are his who possesses the Godly Qualities, O Arjuna!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya348.38°MīnaRevatī P1
चन्द्र Candra227.39°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala52.67°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
बुध Budha331.78°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati299.27°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra349.80°MīnaRevatī P1
शनि Śani287.32°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:32 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:17 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:13 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:29 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 44 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 15 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:50 – 04:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:29 – 05:32
Abhijit Muhūrta11:29 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta14:02 – 14:53
Godhūli Muhūrta18:05 – 18:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:17 – 18:49
Amṛta Kāla18:02 – 19:47
Niśīta Muhūrta23:29 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:19 – 11:55
Yamaganda15:06 – 16:41
Gulika Kāla07:08 – 08:43
Varjyam06:04 – 06:24
Dur Muhūrta 08:31 – 08:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:32 – 07:08 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:08 – 08:43 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:43 – 10:19 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:19 – 11:55 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:55 – 13:30 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:30 – 15:06 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:06 – 16:41 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:41 – 18:17 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:17 – 19:41 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:41 – 21:06 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:06 – 22:30 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:30 – 23:55 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:55 – 01:19 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:19 – 02:43 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:43 – 04:08 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:08 – 05:32 (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)1870841.27
Julian Day2459306.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1499°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)235.80°
🪷 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 (24.1499°), declination 4.95°, EoT -4.03 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: 2021-04-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)