पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · April 1, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: कामदा एकादशी — Kāmadā Ekādaśī
Fulfills righteous desires; removes brahma-hatyā.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.7 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
आहारस्त्वपि सर्वस्य त्रिविधो भवति प्रियः।यज्ञस्तपस्तथा दानं तेषां भेदमिमं श्रृणु।।17.7।।
"17.7 The food which men enjoy is also threefold, like the ways of sacrifice, austerity and almsgiving. Listen to the distinction." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.7'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 Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya346.88°MīnaRevatī P1
चन्द्र Candra108.92°KarkaAśleṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala68.74°MithunaĀrdrā P1
बुध Budha0.83°MeṣaAśvinī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati354.98°MīnaRevatī P3
शुक्र Śukra23.57°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
शनि Śani308.63°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:35 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:15 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:56 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:10 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 40 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 19 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:53 – 04:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:31 – 05:35
Abhijit Muhūrta11:30 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta14:02 – 14:52
Godhūli Muhūrta18:03 – 18:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:15 – 18:47
Amṛta Kāla18:00 – 19:45
Niśīta Muhūrta23:30 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:45 – 10:20
Yamaganda13:30 – 15:05
Gulika Kāla05:35 – 07:10
Varjyam06:06 – 06:27
Dur Muhūrta 08:32 – 08:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:35 – 07:10 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:10 – 08:45 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:45 – 10:20 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:20 – 11:55 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:55 – 13:30 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:30 – 15:05 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:05 – 16:40 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:40 – 18:15 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:15 – 19:40 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:40 – 21:05 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:05 – 22:30 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:30 – 23:55 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:55 – 01:20 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:20 – 02:45 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:45 – 04:10 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:10 – 05:35 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871570.27
Julian Day2460035.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1777°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)120.50°
🪷 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 (24.1777°), declination 4.38°, EoT -4.34 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: 2023-04-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)