पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · March 25, 2023 CE

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विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 16.24 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga

तस्माच्छास्त्रं प्रमाणं ते कार्याकार्यव्यवस्थितौ।ज्ञात्वा शास्त्रविधानोक्तं कर्म कर्तुमिहार्हसि।।16.24।।

"16.24 Therefore whenever there is doubt whether thou shouldst do a thing or not, let the scriptures guide thy conduct. In the light of the scriptures shouldst thou labour the whole of thy life."" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 16.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala

Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana

Bengali Saṁvat: 1430

Malayalam Era: 1199

Nanakshahi: 554

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Bharaṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	339.96°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra	22.86°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	65.31°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P4
बुध Budha	347.17°	Mīna	Revatī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	353.30°	Mīna	Revatī P2
शुक्र Śukra	15.23°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
शनि Śani	307.89°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:47 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:07 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:57 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	07:42 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	21:55 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 20 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 39 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:08 – 04:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:45 – 05:47
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:32 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:01 – 14:50
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:55 – 18:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:07 – 18:38
Amṛta Kāla	17:52 – 19:37
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:32 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:52 – 10:25
Yamaganda	13:30 – 15:02
Gulika Kāla	05:47 – 07:19
Varjyam	06:18 – 06:37
Dur Muhūrta	08:40 – 09:04

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)

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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	05:47 – 07:19 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:19 – 08:52 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:52 – 10:25 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:25 – 11:57 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:57 – 13:30 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:30 – 15:02 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:02 – 16:35 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:35 – 18:07 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:07 – 19:35 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:35 – 21:02 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:02 – 22:30 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:30 – 23:57 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:57 – 01:25 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:25 – 02:52 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:52 – 04:19 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:19 – 05:47 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°

Longitude: -87.6298°

Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871563.27
Julian Day	2460028.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1775°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	42.90°

🪷 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 (24.1775°), declination 1.64°, EoT -6.58 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: 2023-03-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)