पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · April 11, 2021 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 16.12 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga

आशापाशशतैर्बद्धाः कामक्रोधपरायणाः।ईहन्ते कामभोगार्थमन्यायेनार्थसञ्चयान्।।16.12।।

"16.12 Caught in the toils of a hundred vain hopes, the slaves of passion and wrath, they accumulate hoards of unjust wealth, only to pander to their sensual desire." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 16.12'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 Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Indra
करण (Karaṇa)	Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	357.23°	Mīna	Revatī P4
चन्द्र Candra	345.43°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	58.07°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2
बुध Budha	348.30°	Mīna	Revatī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	300.96°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra	0.96°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
शनि Śani	287.96°	Makara	Śravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:17 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:27 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:52 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	04:48 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	17:21 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 09 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 50 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:32 – 04:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:11 – 05:17
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:26 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:03 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:15 – 18:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:27 – 19:00
Amṛta Kāla	18:12 – 19:57
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:26 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:48 – 18:27
Yamaganda	11:52 – 13:31
Gulika Kāla	15:09 – 16:48
Varjyam	05:50 – 06:11
Dur Muhūrta	08:21 – 08:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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):
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):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:17 – 06:56 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	06:56 – 08:34 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:34 – 10:13 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:13 – 11:52 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:52 – 13:31 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:31 – 15:09 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:09 – 16:48 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:48 – 18:27 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:27 – 19:48 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:48 – 21:09 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:09 – 22:31 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:31 – 23:52 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:52 – 01:13 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:13 – 02:34 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:34 – 03:56 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	03:56 – 05:17 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°

Longitude: -87.6298°

Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Uttara Bhādrapadā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870850.27
Julian Day	2459315.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1502°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	348.76°

🪷 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 (24.1502°), declination 8.34°, EoT -1.32 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: 2021-04-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)