पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · April 17, 2038 CE

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BG 12.20 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga

ये तु धर्म्यामृतमिदं यथोक्तं पर्युपासते।श्रद्दधाना मत्परमा भक्तास्तेऽतीव मे प्रियाः।।12.20।।

"12.20 Verily those who love the spiritual wisdom as I have taught, whose faith never fails, and who concentrate their whole nature on Me, they indeed are My most beloved."" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 12.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2095 Prajāpati

Śaka Saṁvat: 1960 Kālayukta

Bengali Saṁvat: 1445

Malayalam Era: 1214

Nanakshahi: 569

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	2.76°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra	148.60°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	70.61°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P2
बुध Budha	336.73°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	85.95°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra	318.26°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani	134.89°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:08 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:33 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:50 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	15:20 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	03:47 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 25 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 34 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:20 – 04:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:00 – 05:08
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:23 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:04 – 14:58
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:21 – 18:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:33 – 19:07
Amṛta Kāla	18:18 – 20:03
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:23 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:29 – 10:10
Yamaganda	13:31 – 15:12
Gulika Kāla	05:08 – 06:48
Varjyam	05:41 – 06:03
Dur Muhūrta	08:15 – 08:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: West

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	05:08 – 06:48 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	06:48 – 08:29 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:29 – 10:10 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:10 – 11:50 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:50 – 13:31 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:31 – 15:12 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:12 – 16:52 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:52 – 18:33 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:33 – 19:52 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:52 – 21:12 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:12 – 22:31 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:31 – 23:50 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:50 – 01:10 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:10 – 02:29 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:29 – 03:48 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	03:48 – 05:08 (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 Time

Kali Year	5140
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1877065.27
Julian Day	2465530.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.3879°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	147.55°

🪷 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 (24.3879°), declination 10.46°, EoT 0.26 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: 2038-04-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)