पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · June 9, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.19 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
ज्ञानं कर्म च कर्ता च त्रिधैव गुणभेदतः।प्रोच्यते गुणसंख्याने यथावच्छृणु तान्यपि।।18.19।।
"18.19 The knowledge, the act and the doer differ according to the Qualities. Listen to this too:" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.19'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 Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya54.30°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
चन्द्र Candra38.93°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala94.00°KarkaPuṣya P1
बुध Budha57.04°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati307.79°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra73.50°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शनि Śani289.16°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:15 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:24 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:25 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:11 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)15 Hours 08 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)8 Hours 51 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:14 – 03:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā02:59 – 04:15
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta14:21 – 15:22
Godhūli Muhūrta19:12 – 19:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:24 – 20:02
Amṛta Kāla19:09 – 20:54
Niśīta Muhūrta23:19 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:50 – 13:43
Yamaganda06:09 – 08:02
Gulika Kāla09:56 – 11:50
Varjyam04:53 – 05:17
Dur Muhūrta 07:47 – 08:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha04:15 – 06:09 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:09 – 08:02 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:02 – 09:56 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha09:56 – 11:50 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:50 – 13:43 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:43 – 15:37 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:37 – 17:30 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:30 – 19:24 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:24 – 20:30 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:30 – 21:37 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:37 – 22:43 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:43 – 23:50 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:50 – 00:56 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha00:56 – 02:02 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:02 – 03:09 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:09 – 04:15 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870909.27
Julian Day2459374.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1525°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)344.29°
🪷 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 (24.1525°), declination 22.93°, EoT 1.00 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: 2021-06-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)