पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · May 2, 2022 CE

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वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 6.35 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga

श्री भगवानुवाच

असंशयं महाबाहो मनो दुर्निग्रहं चलं।

अभ्यासेन तु कौन्तेय वैराग्येण च गृह्यते।।6.35।।

"6.35 Lord Shri Krishna replied: Doubtless, O Mighty One, the mind is fickle and exceedingly difficult to restrain, but, O Son of Kunti, with practice and renunciation it can be done." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 6.35's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt

Bengali Saṁvat: 1429

Malayalam Era: 1198

Nanakshahi: 553

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	17.47°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra	30.87°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	318.29°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P4
बुध Budha	37.46°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	334.03°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra	334.83°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani	300.22°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:46 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:49 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:47 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	05:26 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	19:57 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	14 Hours 03 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	9 Hours 56 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	02:53 – 03:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:36 – 04:46
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:19 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:08 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:37 – 19:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:49 – 19:24
Amṛta Kāla	18:34 – 20:19
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:19 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	06:31 – 08:17
Yamaganda	10:02 – 11:47
Gulika Kāla	13:33 – 15:18
Varjyam	05:21 – 05:43
Dur Muhūrta	08:03 – 08:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)

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):
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 Amṛta	04:46 – 06:31 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	06:31 – 08:17 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:17 – 10:02 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:02 – 11:47 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:47 – 13:33 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:33 – 15:18 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:18 – 17:04 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	17:04 – 18:49 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	18:49 – 20:04 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	20:04 – 21:18 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:18 – 22:33 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:33 – 23:47 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:47 – 01:02 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:02 – 02:17 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:17 – 03:31 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	03:31 – 04:46 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°

Longitude: -87.6298°

Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Dvitīyā + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

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

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871236.27
Julian Day	2459701.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1650°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	15.75°

🪷 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 (24.1650°), declination 15.32°, EoT 3.04 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: 2022-05-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)