पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · April 4, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.5 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
दैवी सम्पद्विमोक्षाय निबन्धायासुरी मता।मा शुचः सम्पदं दैवीमभिजातोऽसि पाण्डव।।16.5।।
"16.5 Godly qualities lead to liberation; godless to bondage. Do not be anxious, Prince! Thou hast the Godly qualities." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.5'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 Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya350.35°MīnaRevatī P2
चन्द्र Candra255.53°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala53.87°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
बुध Budha335.28°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati299.66°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra352.28°MīnaRevatī P2
शनि Śani287.47°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:29 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:19 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:01 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:08 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 50 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 09 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:46 – 04:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:25 – 05:29
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta14:02 – 14:54
Godhūli Muhūrta18:07 – 18:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:19 – 18:51
Amṛta Kāla18:04 – 19:49
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:43 – 18:19
Yamaganda11:54 – 13:30
Gulika Kāla15:06 – 16:43
Varjyam06:01 – 06:21
Dur Muhūrta 08:29 – 08:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
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):
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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:29 – 07:05 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:05 – 08:41 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:41 – 10:18 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:18 – 11:54 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:54 – 13:30 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:30 – 15:06 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:06 – 16:43 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:43 – 18:19 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:19 – 19:43 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:43 – 21:06 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:06 – 22:30 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:30 – 23:54 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:54 – 01:18 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:18 – 02:41 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:41 – 04:05 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:05 – 05:29 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870843.27
Julian Day2459308.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1499°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)262.21°
🪷 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 5.71°, EoT -3.40 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: 2021-04-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)