पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · April 11, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.19 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
ज्ञानं कर्म च कर्ता च त्रिधैव गुणभेदतः।प्रोच्यते गुणसंख्याने यथावच्छृणु तान्यपि।।18.19।।
"18.19 The knowledge, the act and the doer differ according to the Qualities. Listen to this too:" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya357.21°MīnaRevatī P4
चन्द्र Candra155.73°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala92.56°KarkaPunarvasu P4
बुध Budha332.90°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati53.36°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra330.16°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani331.56°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:17 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:27 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:52 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:23 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:29 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 09 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 50 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:32 – 04:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:11 – 05:17
Abhijit Muhūrta11:26 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta14:03 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta18:15 – 18:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:27 – 19:00
Amṛta Kāla18:12 – 19:57
Niśīta Muhūrta23:26 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:13 – 11:52
Yamaganda15:09 – 16:48
Gulika Kāla06:56 – 08:34
Varjyam05:50 – 06:11
Dur Muhūrta 08:21 – 08:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:17 – 06:56 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:56 – 08:34 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:34 – 10:13 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:13 – 11:52 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:52 – 13:31 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:31 – 15:09 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:09 – 16:48 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:48 – 18:27 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:27 – 19:48 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:48 – 21:09 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:09 – 22:31 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:31 – 23:52 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:52 – 01:13 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:13 – 02:34 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:34 – 03:56 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:56 – 05:17 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872311.27
Julian Day2460776.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2061°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)158.19°
🪷 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 (24.2061°), declination 8.35°, 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: 2025-04-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)