पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · September 18, 2011 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 16.24 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga

तस्माच्छास्त्रं प्रमाणं ते कार्याकार्यव्यवस्थितौ।ज्ञात्वा शास्त्रविधानोक्तं कर्म कर्तुमिहार्हसि।।16.24।।

"16.24 Therefore whenever there is doubt whether thou shouldst do a thing or not, let the scriptures guide thy conduct. In the light of the scriptures shouldst thou labour the whole of thy life."" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 16.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara

Bengali Saṁvat: 1418

Malayalam Era: 1187

Nanakshahi: 542

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	150.78°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra	32.49°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	95.15°	Karka	Puṣya P1
बुध Budha	141.27°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	15.65°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra	159.49°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani	172.80°	Kanyā	Hasta P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:32 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:56 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:44 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	20:34 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	11:08 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 23 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 36 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:53 – 04:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:30 – 05:32
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:19 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:48 – 14:37
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:44 – 18:08
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:56 – 18:27
Amṛta Kāla	17:41 – 19:26
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:19 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:23 – 17:56
Yamaganda	11:44 – 13:17
Gulika Kāla	14:50 – 16:23
Varjyam	06:03 – 06:23
Dur Muhūrta	08:26 – 08:50

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)

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

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:32 – 07:05 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:05 – 08:38 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:38 – 10:11 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:11 – 11:44 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:44 – 13:17 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:17 – 14:50 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:50 – 16:23 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:23 – 17:56 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	17:56 – 19:23 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:23 – 20:50 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:50 – 22:17 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:17 – 23:44 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:44 – 01:11 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:11 – 02:38 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:38 – 04:05 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:05 – 05:32 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°

Longitude: -87.6298°

Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī + 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

Kali Year	5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1867357.27
Julian Day	2455822.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0166°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	245.75°

🪷 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 (24.0166°), declination 2.07°, EoT 6.61 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: 2011-09-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)