पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · April 3, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.9 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
कट्वम्ललवणात्युष्णतीक्ष्णरूक्षविदाहिनः।आहारा राजसस्येष्टा दुःखशोकामयप्रदाः।।17.9।।
"17.9 Those in whom Passion is dominant like foods that are bitter, sour, salty, over-hot, pungent, dry and burning. These produce unhappiness, repentance and disease." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.9'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 Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya348.86°MīnaRevatī P1
चन्द्र Candra132.88°SiṃhaMaghā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala69.74°MithunaĀrdrā P1
बुध Budha4.40°MeṣaAśvinī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati355.46°MīnaRevatī P3
शुक्र Śukra25.94°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
शनि Śani308.84°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:31 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:17 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:55 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:06 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 46 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 13 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:49 – 04:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:27 – 05:31
Abhijit Muhūrta11:29 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta14:02 – 14:53
Godhūli Muhūrta18:05 – 18:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:17 – 18:49
Amṛta Kāla18:02 – 19:47
Niśīta Muhūrta23:29 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:07 – 08:43
Yamaganda10:18 – 11:54
Gulika Kāla13:30 – 15:06
Varjyam06:03 – 06:24
Dur Muhūrta 08:30 – 08:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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):
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 Amṛta05:31 – 07:07 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:07 – 08:43 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:43 – 10:18 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:18 – 11:54 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:54 – 13:30 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:30 – 15:06 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:06 – 16:42 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:42 – 18:17 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:17 – 19:42 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:42 – 21:06 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:06 – 22:30 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:30 – 23:54 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:54 – 01:18 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:18 – 02:43 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:43 – 04:07 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:07 – 05:31 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871572.27
Julian Day2460037.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1778°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)142.69°
🪷 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 (24.1778°), declination 5.15°, EoT -3.71 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: 2023-04-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)