पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · April 2, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.35 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

असंशयं महाबाहो मनो दुर्निग्रहं चलं।

अभ्यासेन तु कौन्तेय वैराग्येण च गृह्यते।।6.35।।
"6.35 Lord Shri Krishna replied: Doubtless, O Mighty One, the mind is fickle and exceedingly difficult to restrain, but, O Son of Kunti, with practice and renunciation it can be done." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.35's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya348.60°MīnaRevatī P1
चन्द्र Candra257.40°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala313.30°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
बुध Budha2.88°MeṣaAśvinī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati23.41°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra331.64°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani319.62°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:32 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:17 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:15 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:24 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 45 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 14 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:50 – 04:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:28 – 05:32
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 Kāla15:06 – 16:42
Yamaganda08:43 – 10:19
Gulika Kāla11:55 – 13:30
Varjyam06:04 – 06:24
Dur Muhūrta 08:30 – 08:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:32 – 07:08 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:08 – 08:43 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:43 – 10:19 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:19 – 11:55 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:55 – 13:30 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:30 – 15:06 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:06 – 16:42 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:42 – 18:17 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:17 – 19:42 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:42 – 21:06 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:06 – 22:30 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:30 – 23:55 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:55 – 01:19 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:19 – 02:43 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:43 – 04:08 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:08 – 05:32 (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 Aṣṭamī + Pūrva Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871937.27
Julian Day2460402.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1918°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)272.23°
🪷 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 (24.1918°), declination 5.05°, EoT -4.03 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: 2024-04-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)