पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · February 18, 3102 BCE

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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 1.1 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga

धृतराष्ट्र उवाच

धर्मक्षेत्रे कुरुक्षेत्रे समवेता युयुत्सवः।

मामकाः पाण्डवाश्चैव किमकुर्वत सञ्जय।।1.1।।

"1.1 The King Dhritarashtra asked: "O Sanjaya! What happened on the sacred battlefield of Kurukshetra, when my people gathered against the Pandavas?"" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 1.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: -3044

Śaka Saṁvat: -3179

Bengali Saṁvat: -3694

Malayalam Era: -3925

Nanakshahi: -4570

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Aśvinī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	2.55°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra	10.29°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	5.64°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
बुध Budha	358.33°	Mīna	Revatī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	1.53°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
शुक्र Śukra	1.43°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
शनि Śani	352.79°	Mīna	Revatī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	07:01 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:09 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:05 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	07:24 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	17:48 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 08 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 51 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:40 – 06:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	06:10 – 07:01
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:45 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:46 – 14:27
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:57 – 17:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:09 – 17:34
Amṛta Kāla	16:54 – 18:39
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:45 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:49 – 12:05
Yamaganda	14:37 – 15:53
Gulika Kāla	08:17 – 09:33
Varjyam	07:26 – 07:42
Dur Muhūrta	09:23 – 09:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: undefined (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	07:01 – 08:17 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	08:17 – 09:33 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	09:33 – 10:49 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:49 – 12:05 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:05 – 13:21 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:21 – 14:37 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	14:37 – 15:53 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	15:53 – 17:09 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	17:09 – 18:53 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	18:53 – 20:37 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	20:37 – 22:21 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:21 – 00:05 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:05 – 01:49 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:49 – 03:33 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	03:33 – 05:17 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	05:17 – 07:01 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°

Longitude: -87.6298°

Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pratipada + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:

-3101-02-18 — Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	1
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	0.27
Julian Day	588465.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	-47.4028°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	7.74°

🪷 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 (-47.4028°), declination -16.29°, EoT -14.43 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: -3101-02-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)