पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · October 28, 1996 CE
🕉️ Sapta-Mokṣa-Puri · Localize for your Pīṭha
अयोध्या मथुरा माया काशी काञ्ची ह्यवन्तिका। पुरी द्वारावती चैव सप्तैते मोक्षदायिकाः॥ — Garuḍa Purāṇa · the 7 cities that grant mokṣa
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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.17 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अविनाशि तु तद्विद्धि येन सर्वमिदं ततम्।
विनाशमव्ययस्यास्य न कश्चित् कर्तुमर्हति।।2.17।।
विनाशमव्ययस्यास्य न कश्चित् कर्तुमर्हति।।2.17।।
"2.17 The Spirit, which pervades all that we see, is imperishable. Nothing can destroy the Spirit." — Shri Purohit Swami
📜 तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2053 Virodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1918 Dhātṛ
Bengali Saṁvat: 1403
Malayalam Era: 1172
Nanakshahi: 527
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)
🌙 पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs (the time-elements)
| तिथि (Tithi) | Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Kṛttikā Pada 2 |
| योग (Yoga) | Vyatīpāta |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Gara |
| वार (Vāra) | Somavāra (Monday) |
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 191.09° | Tulā | Svātī P2 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 29.28° | Meṣa | Kṛttikā P1 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 124.95° | Siṃha | Maghā P2 |
| बुध Budha | 187.83° | Tulā | Svātī P1 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 258.45° | Dhanu | Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P2 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 154.52° | Kanyā | Uttara Phalgunī P3 |
| शनि Śani | 337.89° | Mīna | Uttara Bhādrapadā P2 |
☀️ Chicago, USA — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · UTC-6)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 06:18 UTC-6 |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 16:50 UTC-6 |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 11:34 UTC-6 |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 17:33 UTC-6 |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 08:00 UTC-6 |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 10 Hours 32 Mins 38 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 13 Hours 27 Mins 22 Secs |
✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 04:53 – 05:36 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 05:25 – 06:18 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:13 – 11:55 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 13:20 – 14:02 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 16:38 – 17:02 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 16:50 – 17:17 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 16:35 – 18:20 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:13 – 23:55 |
⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 07:37 – 08:56 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 10:15 – 11:34 |
| Gulika Kāla | 12:53 – 14:12 |
| Varjyam | 06:44 – 07:01 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 08:45 – 09:07 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
⭐ 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
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha
🕉️ चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows
| Day-1 Amṛta | 06:18 – 07:37 (auspicious) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Kāla | 07:37 – 08:56 (inauspicious) |
| Day-3 Śubha | 08:56 – 10:15 (auspicious) |
| Day-4 Roga | 10:15 – 11:34 (inauspicious) |
| Day-5 Udveg | 11:34 – 12:53 (inauspicious) |
| Day-6 Chala | 12:53 – 14:12 (neutral) |
| Day-7 Labha | 14:12 – 15:31 (auspicious) |
| Day-8 Amṛta | 15:31 – 16:50 (auspicious) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Chala | 16:50 – 18:31 (neutral) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Labha | 18:31 – 20:12 (auspicious) |
| Night-3 Amṛta | 20:12 – 21:53 (auspicious) |
| Night-4 Kāla | 21:53 – 23:34 (inauspicious) |
| Night-5 Śubha | 23:34 – 01:15 (auspicious) |
| Night-6 Roga | 01:15 – 02:56 (inauspicious) |
| Night-7 Udveg | 02:56 – 04:37 (inauspicious) |
| Night-8 Chala | 04:37 – 06:18 (neutral) |
🌐 Coordinates
Latitude: 41.8781°
Longitude: -87.6298°
Timezone: UTC+-6
🚶 आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.
🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance
Today's Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)
🌌 Cosmic Time — Where This Moment Sits in the Mahāyuga
These five values anchor today within the Sūrya-Siddhānta time-architecture. Kali Year counts from the Kali-epoch (18 Feb 3102 BCE · midnight Ujjain · when Krishna's mortal-form departed). Ahargaṇa is the day-count since that epoch — the canonical time-coordinate used by every Vedic computation on this substrate. Julian Day is the astronomical universal day-number (continuous · no calendar discontinuities). Ayanāṁśa is the angular offset between sidereal (rāśi-based · the Vedic frame) and tropical (equinox-based) coordinates · currently growing at ~50.29″/year as Earth's axis precesses. Sun-Moon angle determines the tithi (0-360° elongation / 12° per tithi).
| Kali Year | 5098 · Kali-5098 |
|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch) | 1861919.27 · 5097.8 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2450384.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 23.8086° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 200.07° · determines today's tithi (12° = 1 tithi · so 17/30) |
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate:Vidhyamitra Sūrya-SiddhāntaMethod:Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equationTier-2 localization:spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanāṁśa (23.8086°) · declination -13.15° · EoT 16.40 min · verified ±1 min vs DrikpanchangLineage:Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Maitreya → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara I → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Jyeṣṭhadeva → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrateAccess:Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed (the bhakta's sole niṣkāma-karma-sevā)Computed for:1996-10-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)