पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · June 17, 2023 CE

Also observed today

मासिक शिवरात्रि · Māsika ŚivarātriShaiva

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.56 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

सर्वकर्माण्यपि सदा कुर्वाणो मद्व्यपाश्रयः।मत्प्रसादादवाप्नोति शाश्वतं पदमव्ययम्।।18.56।।

"18.56 Relying on Me in all his action and doing them for My sake, he attains, by My Grace, Eternal and Unchangeable Life." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.56's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala

Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana

Bengali Saṁvat: 1430

Malayalam Era: 1199

Nanakshahi: 554

Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)

Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Rohiṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)	Śakuni
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	61.45°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3
चन्द्र Candra	48.13°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	111.42°	Karka	Aśleṣā P2
बुध Budha	45.04°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	12.54°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra	105.83°	Karka	Puṣya P4
शनि Śani	313.11°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:15 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:28 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:51 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	03:28 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	18:28 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	15 Hours 12 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	8 Hours 47 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	02:13 – 03:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	02:59 – 04:15
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:21 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:23 – 15:24
Godhūli Muhūrta	19:16 – 19:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:28 – 20:06
Amṛta Kāla	19:13 – 20:58
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:21 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:03 – 09:57
Yamaganda	13:45 – 15:39
Gulika Kāla	04:15 – 06:09
Varjyam	04:53 – 05:17
Dur Muhūrta	07:48 – 08:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	04:15 – 06:09 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	06:09 – 08:03 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:03 – 09:57 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	09:57 – 11:51 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:51 – 13:45 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:45 – 15:39 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:39 – 17:33 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	17:33 – 19:28 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	19:28 – 20:33 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	20:33 – 21:39 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:39 – 22:45 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:45 – 23:51 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:51 – 00:57 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	00:57 – 02:03 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:03 – 03:09 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	03:09 – 04:15 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°

Longitude: -87.6298°

Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871647.27
Julian Day	2460112.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1807°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	347.87°

🪷 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 (24.1807°), declination 23.36°, EoT -0.61 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: 2023-06-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)