पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · April 11, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.17 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
श्रद्धया परया तप्तं तपस्तत्ित्रविधं नरैः।अफलाकाङ्क्षिभिर्युक्तैः सात्त्विकं परिचक्षते।।17.17।।
"17.17 These threefold austerities performed with faith, and without thought of reward, may truly be accounted Pure." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.17'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 Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya356.73°MīnaRevatī P4
चन्द्र Candra236.21°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala73.83°MithunaĀrdrā P3
बुध Budha15.78°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati357.39°MīnaRevatī P4
शुक्र Śukra35.34°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
शनि Śani309.63°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:18 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:26 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:52 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:16 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:24 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 08 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 51 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:33 – 04:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:12 – 05:18
Abhijit Muhūrta11:26 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta14:03 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta18:14 – 18:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:26 – 18:59
Amṛta Kāla18:11 – 19:56
Niśīta Muhūrta23:26 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:09 – 16:47
Yamaganda08:35 – 10:13
Gulika Kāla11:52 – 13:30
Varjyam05:51 – 06:12
Dur Muhūrta 08:22 – 08:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
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):
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 · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:18 – 06:56 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:56 – 08:35 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:35 – 10:13 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:13 – 11:52 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:52 – 13:30 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:30 – 15:09 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:09 – 16:47 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:47 – 18:26 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:26 – 19:47 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:47 – 21:09 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:09 – 22:30 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:30 – 23:52 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:52 – 01:13 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:13 – 02:35 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:35 – 03:56 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:56 – 05:18 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871580.27
Julian Day2460045.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1781°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)240.32°
🪷 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 (24.1781°), declination 8.16°, EoT -1.32 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: 2023-04-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)