पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · July 28, 2009 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 13.25 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga

ध्यानेनात्मनि पश्यन्ति केचिदात्मानमात्मना।अन्ये सांख्येन योगेन कर्मयोगेन चापरे।।13.25।।

"13.25 Some realise the Supreme by meditating, by its aid, on the Self within, others by pure reason, others by right action." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 13.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2066 Śubhakṛt

Śaka Saṁvat: 1931 Virodhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1416

Malayalam Era: 1185

Nanakshahi: 540

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	101.13°	Karka	Puṣya P3
चन्द्र Candra	180.56°	Tulā	Citrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	46.92°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
बुध Budha	115.60°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	300.67°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra	61.23°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3
शनि Śani	144.72°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:40 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:14 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:57 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	11:46 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	22:43 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	14 Hours 33 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	9 Hours 26 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	02:43 – 03:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:27 – 04:40
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:28 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:22 – 15:21
Godhūli Muhūrta	19:02 – 19:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:14 – 19:50
Amṛta Kāla	18:59 – 20:44
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:28 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:35 – 17:24
Yamaganda	08:18 – 10:07
Gulika Kāla	11:57 – 13:46
Varjyam	05:16 – 05:40
Dur Muhūrta	08:04 – 08:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	04:40 – 06:29 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	06:29 – 08:18 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:18 – 10:07 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:07 – 11:57 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:57 – 13:46 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:46 – 15:35 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:35 – 17:24 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	17:24 – 19:14 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	19:14 – 20:24 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	20:24 – 21:35 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:35 – 22:46 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:46 – 23:57 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:57 – 01:07 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:07 – 02:18 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:18 – 03:29 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	03:29 – 04:40 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°

Longitude: -87.6298°

Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5111
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1866575.27
Julian Day	2455040.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.9867°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	76.87°

🪷 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 (23.9867°), declination 18.99°, EoT -6.17 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: 2009-07-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)