पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · May 11, 2021 CE

Also observed today

वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.18 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

सत्कारमानपूजार्थं तपो दम्भेन चैव यत्।क्रियते तदिह प्रोक्तं राजसं चलमध्रुवम्।।17.18।।

"17.18 Austerity coupled with hypocrisy or performed for the sake of self-glorification, popularity or vanity, comes from Passion, and its result is always doubtful and temporary." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.18'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 Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Bharaṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)	Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	26.44°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra	18.36°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	76.25°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P3
बुध Budha	46.78°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	305.49°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra	37.98°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P4
शनि Śani	289.26°	Makara	Śravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:35 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:59 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:47 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	04:13 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	18:16 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	14 Hours 24 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	9 Hours 35 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	02:39 – 03:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:23 – 04:35
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:18 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:11 – 15:09
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:47 – 19:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:59 – 19:35
Amṛta Kāla	18:44 – 20:29
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:18 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:23 – 17:11
Yamaganda	08:11 – 09:59
Gulika Kāla	11:47 – 13:35
Varjyam	05:11 – 05:34
Dur Muhūrta	07:56 – 08:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)

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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

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

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°

Longitude: -87.6298°

Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Bharaṇī alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870880.27
Julian Day	2459345.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1514°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	352.31°

🪷 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 (24.1514°), declination 17.90°, EoT 3.71 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: 2021-05-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)