पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · August 24, 2008 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 4.14 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
न मां कर्माणि लिम्पन्ति न मे कर्मफले स्पृहा।
इति मां योऽभिजानाति कर्मभिर्न स बध्यते।।4.14।।
इति मां योऽभिजानाति कर्मभिर्न स बध्यते।।4.14।।
"4.14 My actions do not fetter Me, nor do I desire anything that they can bring. He who thus realises Me is not enslaved by action." — Shri Purohit Swami
📜 तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1415
Malayalam Era: 1184
Nanakshahi: 539
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)
🌙 पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs (the time-elements)
| तिथि (Tithi) | Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Kṛttikā Pada 4 |
| योग (Yoga) | Vyāghāta |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Kaulava |
| वार (Vāra) | Ravivāra (Sunday) |
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 127.28° | Siṃha | Maghā P3 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 37.87° | Vṛṣabha | Kṛttikā P4 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 158.84° | Kanyā | Uttara Phalgunī P4 |
| बुध Budha | 148.52° | Siṃha | Uttara Phalgunī P1 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 259.49° | Dhanu | Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P2 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 147.84° | Siṃha | Uttara Phalgunī P1 |
| शनि Śani | 136.34° | Siṃha | Pūrva Phalgunī P1 |
☀️ Chicago, USA — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · UTC-6)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 05:08 UTC-6 |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 18:37 UTC-6 |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 11:53 UTC-6 |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 22:33 UTC-6 |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 13:17 UTC-6 |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 13 Hours 29 Mins 47 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 10 Hours 30 Mins 13 Secs |
✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 03:20 – 04:14 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 04:00 – 05:08 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:26 – 12:20 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 14:07 – 15:01 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 18:25 – 18:49 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 18:37 – 19:11 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 18:22 – 20:07 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:26 – 00:20 |
⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 16:56 – 18:37 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 11:53 – 13:34 |
| Gulika Kāla | 15:15 – 16:56 |
| Varjyam | 05:41 – 06:03 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 08:17 – 08:44 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna
🕉️ चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows
| Day-1 Udveg | 05:08 – 06:49 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Chala | 06:49 – 08:30 (neutral) |
| Day-3 Labha | 08:30 – 10:11 (auspicious) |
| Day-4 Amṛta | 10:11 – 11:53 (auspicious) |
| Day-5 Kāla | 11:53 – 13:34 (inauspicious) |
| Day-6 Śubha | 13:34 – 15:15 (auspicious) |
| Day-7 Roga | 15:15 – 16:56 (inauspicious) |
| Day-8 Udveg | 16:56 – 18:37 (inauspicious) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Śubha | 18:37 – 19:56 (auspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Roga | 19:56 – 21:15 (inauspicious) |
| Night-3 Udveg | 21:15 – 22:34 (inauspicious) |
| Night-4 Chala | 22:34 – 23:53 (neutral) |
| Night-5 Labha | 23:53 – 01:11 (auspicious) |
| Night-6 Amṛta | 01:11 – 02:30 (auspicious) |
| Night-7 Kāla | 02:30 – 03:49 (inauspicious) |
| Night-8 Śubha | 03:49 – 05:08 (auspicious) |
🌐 Coordinates
Latitude: 41.8781°
Longitude: -87.6298°
Timezone: UTC+-6
🚶 आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).
🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance
Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)
-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 | 5110 · Kali-5110 |
|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch) | 1866237.27 · 5109.6 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2454702.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 23.9738° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 271.40° · determines today's tithi (12° = 1 tithi · so 23/30) |
🪷 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 (23.9738°) · declination 11.03° · EoT -1.99 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:2008-08-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)