पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · April 9, 2023 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.15 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

अनुद्वेगकरं वाक्यं सत्यं प्रियहितं च यत्।स्वाध्यायाभ्यसनं चैव वाङ्मयं तप उच्यते।।17.15।।

"17.15 Speech that hurts no one, that is true, is pleasant to listen to and beneficial, and the constant study of the scriptures - this is austerity in speech." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.15'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 Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	354.76°	Mīna	Revatī P3
चन्द्र Candra	209.02°	Tulā	Viśākhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	72.80°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P2
बुध Budha	13.45°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	356.91°	Mīna	Revatī P4
शुक्र Śukra	33.00°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
शनि Śani	309.44°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:21 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:24 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:52 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	21:16 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	07:03 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 02 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 57 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:37 – 04:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:16 – 05:21
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:26 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:03 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:12 – 18:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:24 – 18:56
Amṛta Kāla	18:09 – 19:54
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:26 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:46 – 18:24
Yamaganda	11:52 – 13:30
Gulika Kāla	15:08 – 16:46
Varjyam	05:54 – 06:15
Dur Muhūrta	08:24 – 08:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)

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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:21 – 06:59 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	06:59 – 08:37 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:37 – 10:15 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:15 – 11:52 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:52 – 13:30 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:30 – 15:08 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:08 – 16:46 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:46 – 18:24 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:24 – 19:46 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:46 – 21:08 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:08 – 22:30 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:30 – 23:52 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:52 – 01:15 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:15 – 02:37 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:37 – 03:59 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	03:59 – 05:21 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°

Longitude: -87.6298°

Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871578.27
Julian Day	2460043.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1780°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	214.73°

🪷 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 7.42°, EoT -1.90 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: 2023-04-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)