पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · April 8, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.14 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
देवद्विजगुरुप्राज्ञपूजनं शौचमार्जवम्।ब्रह्मचर्यमहिंसा च शारीरं तप उच्यते।।17.14।।
"17.14 Worship of God and the Master; respect for the preacher and the philosopher; purity, rectitude, continence and harmlessness - all this is physical austerity." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya353.78°MīnaRevatī P3
चन्द्र Candra195.78°TulāSvātī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala72.28°MithunaĀrdrā P2
बुध Budha12.15°MeṣaAśvinī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati356.67°MīnaRevatī P3
शुक्र Śukra31.82°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
शनि Śani309.34°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:23 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:23 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:53 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:12 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:29 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 59 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 00 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:39 – 04:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:18 – 05:23
Abhijit Muhūrta11:27 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta14:03 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta18:11 – 18:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:23 – 18:55
Amṛta Kāla18:08 – 19:53
Niśīta Muhūrta23:27 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:38 – 10:15
Yamaganda13:30 – 15:08
Gulika Kāla05:23 – 07:00
Varjyam05:55 – 06:16
Dur Muhūrta 08:25 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:23 – 07:00 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:00 – 08:38 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:38 – 10:15 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:15 – 11:53 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:53 – 13:30 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:30 – 15:08 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:08 – 16:45 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:45 – 18:23 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:23 – 19:45 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:45 – 21:08 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:08 – 22:30 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:30 – 23:53 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:53 – 01:15 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:15 – 02:38 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:38 – 04:00 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:00 – 05:23 (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)1871577.27
Julian Day2460042.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1780°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)202.20°
🪷 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 (24.1780°), declination 7.04°, EoT -2.19 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: 2023-04-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)