पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · May 28, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.7 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
नियतस्य तु संन्यासः कर्मणो नोपपद्यते।मोहात्तस्य परित्यागस्तामसः परिकीर्तितः।।18.7।।
"18.7 It is not right to give up actions which are obligatory; and if they are misunderstood, it is the result of sheer ignorance." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya42.80°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra245.05°DhanuMūla P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala86.64°MithunaPunarvasu P2
बुध Budha60.31°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati307.13°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra58.84°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शनि Śani289.37°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:20 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:15 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:48 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:44 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:49 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 55 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 04 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:20 – 03:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:05 – 04:20
Abhijit Muhūrta11:18 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta14:17 – 15:17
Godhūli Muhūrta19:03 – 19:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:15 – 19:53
Amṛta Kāla19:00 – 20:45
Niśīta Muhūrta23:18 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:56 – 11:48
Yamaganda15:32 – 17:23
Gulika Kāla06:12 – 08:04
Varjyam04:57 – 05:21
Dur Muhūrta 07:49 – 08:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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):
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 Chala04:20 – 06:12 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:12 – 08:04 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:04 – 09:56 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla09:56 – 11:48 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:48 – 13:40 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:40 – 15:32 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:32 – 17:23 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:23 – 19:15 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:15 – 20:23 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:23 – 21:32 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:32 – 22:40 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:40 – 23:48 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:48 – 00:56 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla00:56 – 02:04 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:04 – 03:12 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:12 – 04:20 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870897.27
Julian Day2459362.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1520°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)201.27°
🪷 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 (24.1520°), declination 21.47°, EoT 2.89 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: 2021-05-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)