पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · May 21, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.8 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
प्रकृतिं स्वामवष्टभ्य विसृजामि पुनः पुनः।

भूतग्राममिमं कृत्स्नमवशं प्रकृतेर्वशात्।।9.8।।
"9.8 With the help of Nature, again and again I pour forth the whole multitude of beings, whether they will or no, for they are ruled by My Will." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya35.81°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
चन्द्र Candra94.72°KarkaPuṣya P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala6.97°MeṣaAśvinī P3
बुध Budha43.17°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati87.67°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शुक्र Śukra67.81°MithunaĀrdrā P1
शनि Śani347.10°MīnaRevatī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:25 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:09 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:47 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:21 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:04 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 43 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 16 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:27 – 03:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:11 – 04:25
Abhijit Muhūrta11:18 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta14:14 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta18:57 – 19:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:09 – 19:46
Amṛta Kāla18:54 – 20:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:18 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:37 – 15:28
Yamaganda04:25 – 06:16
Gulika Kāla08:06 – 09:57
Varjyam05:02 – 05:25
Dur Muhūrta 07:51 – 08:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
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 · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha04:25 – 06:16 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:16 – 08:06 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:06 – 09:57 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala09:57 – 11:47 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:47 – 13:37 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:37 – 15:28 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:28 – 17:18 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:18 – 19:09 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta19:09 – 20:18 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:18 – 21:28 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:28 – 22:37 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:37 – 23:47 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:47 – 00:57 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala00:57 – 02:06 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:06 – 03:16 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:16 – 04:25 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pañcamī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872716.27
Julian Day2461181.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2216°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)55.74°
🪷 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 (24.2216°), declination 20.15°, EoT 3.54 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: 2026-05-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)