पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · August 24, 2010 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 5.1 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga

अर्जुन उवाच

संन्यासं कर्मणां कृष्ण पुनर्योगं च शंससि।

यच्छ्रेय एतयोरेकं तन्मे ब्रूहि सुनिश्िचतम्।।5.1।।

"5.1 "Arjuna said: My Lord! At one moment Thou praisest renunciation of action; at another, right action. Tell me truly, I pray, which of these is the more conducive to my highest welfare?" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 5.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2067 Śobhana

Śaka Saṁvat: 1932 Vikṛti

Bengali Saṁvat: 1417

Malayalam Era: 1186

Nanakshahi: 541

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	126.79°	Siṃha	Maghā P3
चन्द्र Candra	299.36°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	171.49°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
बुध Budha	144.58°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	337.93°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra	172.52°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
शनि Śani	158.96°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:07 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:38 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:53 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	18:10 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:35 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 31 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 28 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:19 – 04:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:59 – 05:07
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:25 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:08 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:26 – 18:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:38 – 19:12
Amṛta Kāla	18:23 – 20:08
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:25 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:15 – 16:57
Yamaganda	08:30 – 10:11
Gulika Kāla	11:53 – 13:34
Varjyam	05:41 – 06:02
Dur Muhūrta	08:16 – 08:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:07 – 06:48 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	06:48 – 08:30 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:30 – 10:11 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:11 – 11:53 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:53 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:34 – 15:15 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:15 – 16:57 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:57 – 18:38 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:38 – 19:57 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:57 – 21:15 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:15 – 22:34 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:34 – 23:53 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:53 – 01:11 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:11 – 02:30 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:30 – 03:48 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	03:48 – 05:07 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Dhaniṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5112
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1866967.27
Julian Day	2455432.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0017°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	173.41°

🪷 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 (24.0017°), declination 11.19°, EoT -1.99 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: 2010-08-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)