पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · May 26, 2021 CE

Also observed today

वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति · Vṛṣabha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.5 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

यज्ञदानतपःकर्म न त्याज्यं कार्यमेव तत्।यज्ञो दानं तपश्चैव पावनानि मनीषिणाम्।।18.5।।

"18.5 Acts of sacrifice, benevolence and austerity should not be given up but should be performed, for they purify the aspiring soul." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda

Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1428

Malayalam Era: 1197

Nanakshahi: 552

Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Anurādhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	40.88°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra	214.86°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	85.42°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
बुध Budha	59.86°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	306.98°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra	56.39°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P1
शनि Śani	289.38°	Makara	Śravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:21 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:14 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:47 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	18:36 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:11 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	14 Hours 52 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	9 Hours 07 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	02:22 – 03:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:07 – 04:21
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:18 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:16 – 15:16
Godhūli Muhūrta	19:02 – 19:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:14 – 19:51
Amṛta Kāla	18:59 – 20:44
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:18 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:47 – 13:39
Yamaganda	06:13 – 08:04
Gulika Kāla	09:56 – 11:47
Varjyam	04:58 – 05:22
Dur Muhūrta	07:49 – 08:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

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 Labha	04:21 – 06:13 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	06:13 – 08:04 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:04 – 09:56 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	09:56 – 11:47 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:47 – 13:39 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:39 – 15:31 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:31 – 17:22 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	17:22 – 19:14 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	19:14 – 20:22 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	20:22 – 21:31 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:31 – 22:39 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:39 – 23:47 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:47 – 00:56 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	00:56 – 02:04 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:04 – 03:13 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	03:13 – 04:21 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°

Longitude: -87.6298°

Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Anurādhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870895.27
Julian Day	2459360.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1519°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	174.28°

🪷 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 (24.1519°), declination 21.14°, EoT 3.12 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: 2021-05-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)