पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · September 22, 2011 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.4 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

यजन्ते सात्त्विका देवान्यक्षरक्षांसि राजसाः।प्रेतान्भूतगणांश्चान्ये यजन्ते तामसा जनाः।।17.4।।

"17.4 The Pure worship the true God; the Passionate, the powers of wealth and magic; the Ignorant, the spirits of the dead and of the lower orders of nature." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.4'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 Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Punarvasu Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	154.68°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra	82.12°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	97.59°	Karka	Puṣya P2
बुध Budha	148.72°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	15.38°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra	164.46°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
शनि Śani	173.26°	Kanyā	Hasta P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:36 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:49 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:42 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	23:21 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	14:23 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 12 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 47 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:58 – 04:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:35 – 05:36
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:18 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:45 – 14:33
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:37 – 18:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:49 – 18:19
Amṛta Kāla	17:34 – 19:19
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:18 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:14 – 14:46
Yamaganda	05:36 – 07:08
Gulika Kāla	08:39 – 10:11
Varjyam	06:07 – 06:26
Dur Muhūrta	08:27 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	05:36 – 07:08 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:08 – 08:39 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	08:39 – 10:11 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:11 – 11:42 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	11:42 – 13:14 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:14 – 14:46 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	14:46 – 16:17 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:17 – 17:49 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	17:49 – 19:17 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:17 – 20:46 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	20:46 – 22:14 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:14 – 23:42 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	23:42 – 01:11 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:11 – 02:39 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	02:39 – 04:08 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:08 – 05:36 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°

Longitude: -87.6298°

Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Daśamī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:

-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1867361.27
Julian Day	2455826.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0168°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	290.74°

🪷 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 (24.0168°), declination 0.52°, EoT 8.08 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: 2011-09-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)