पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · May 10, 2021 CE

Also observed today

वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional
मासिक शिवरात्रि · Māsika ŚivarātriShaiva

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.17 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

श्रद्धया परया तप्तं तपस्तत्ित्रविधं नरैः।अफलाकाङ्क्षिभिर्युक्तैः सात्त्विकं परिचक्षते।।17.17।।

"17.17 These threefold austerities performed with faith, and without thought of reward, may truly be accounted Pure." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda

Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1428

Malayalam Era: 1197

Nanakshahi: 552

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Aśvinī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	25.47°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra	6.50°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	75.64°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P3
बुध Budha	45.34°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	305.37°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra	36.75°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P4
शनि Śani	289.24°	Makara	Śravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:36 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:58 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:47 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	03:45 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	17:17 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	14 Hours 22 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	9 Hours 37 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	02:41 – 03:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:24 – 04:36
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:18 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:11 – 15:08
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:46 – 19:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:58 – 19:34
Amṛta Kāla	18:43 – 20:28
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:18 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	06:23 – 08:11
Yamaganda	09:59 – 11:47
Gulika Kāla	13:35 – 15:22
Varjyam	05:12 – 05:35
Dur Muhūrta	07:57 – 08:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	04:36 – 06:23 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	06:23 – 08:11 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:11 – 09:59 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	09:59 – 11:47 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:47 – 13:35 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:35 – 15:22 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:22 – 17:10 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	17:10 – 18:58 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	18:58 – 20:10 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	20:10 – 21:22 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:22 – 22:35 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:35 – 23:47 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:47 – 00:59 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	00:59 – 02:11 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:11 – 03:23 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	03:23 – 04:36 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°

Longitude: -87.6298°

Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:

-3101-02-18 — Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870879.27
Julian Day	2459344.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1513°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	340.62°

🪷 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 (24.1513°), declination 17.64°, EoT 3.68 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: 2021-05-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)