पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · April 13, 2022 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.16 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
नात्यश्नतस्तु योगोऽस्ति न चैकान्तमनश्नतः।

न चातिस्वप्नशीलस्य जाग्रतो नैव चार्जुन।।6.16।।
"6.16 Meditation is not for him who eats too much, not for him who eats not at all; not for him who is overmuch addicted to sleep, not for him who is always awake." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya358.94°MīnaRevatī P4
चन्द्र Candra131.63°SiṃhaMaghā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala303.95°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha9.42°MeṣaAśvinī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati329.90°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra313.55°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
शनि Śani298.96°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:14 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:28 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:51 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:05 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:19 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 14 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 45 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:28 – 04:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:08 – 05:14
Abhijit Muhūrta11:25 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta14:04 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta18:16 – 18:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:28 – 19:02
Amṛta Kāla18:13 – 19:58
Niśīta Muhūrta23:25 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:51 – 13:31
Yamaganda06:53 – 08:33
Gulika Kāla10:12 – 11:51
Varjyam05:47 – 06:08
Dur Muhūrta 08:19 – 08:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
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 · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:14 – 06:53 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:53 – 08:33 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:33 – 10:12 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:12 – 11:51 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:51 – 13:31 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:31 – 15:10 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:10 – 16:49 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:49 – 18:28 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:28 – 19:49 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:49 – 21:10 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:10 – 22:31 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:31 – 23:51 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:51 – 01:12 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:12 – 02:33 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:33 – 03:53 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:53 – 05:14 (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 Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871217.27
Julian Day2459682.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1642°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)132.86°
🪷 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 (24.1642°), declination 8.98°, EoT -0.77 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: 2022-04-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)