पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · October 15, 2011 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.27 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

यज्ञे तपसि दाने च स्थितिः सदिति चोच्यते।कर्म चैव तदर्थीयं सदित्येवाभिधीयते।।17.27।।

"17.27 Conviction in sacrifice, in austerity and in giving is also called Sat.' So too an action done only for the Lord's sake." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.27'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 Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	177.32°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
चन्द्र Candra	29.43°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	111.16°	Karka	Aśleṣā P2
बुध Budha	188.23°	Tulā	Svātī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	13.00°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra	193.05°	Tulā	Svātī P2
शनि Śani	176.04°	Kanyā	Citrā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:01 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:10 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:36 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	18:30 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	08:58 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 08 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 51 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:32 – 05:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:06 – 06:01
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:13 – 11:58
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:27 – 14:12
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:58 – 17:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:10 – 17:38
Amṛta Kāla	16:55 – 18:40
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:13 – 23:58

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:48 – 10:12
Yamaganda	12:59 – 14:23
Gulika Kāla	06:01 – 07:25
Varjyam	06:29 – 06:47
Dur Muhūrta	08:37 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (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

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	06:01 – 07:25 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:25 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:48 – 10:12 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:12 – 11:36 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:36 – 12:59 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	12:59 – 14:23 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	14:23 – 15:46 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	15:46 – 17:10 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	17:10 – 18:46 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	18:46 – 20:23 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	20:23 – 21:59 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	21:59 – 23:36 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:36 – 01:12 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:12 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:48 – 04:25 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:25 – 06:01 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°

Longitude: -87.6298°

Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā + 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)	1867384.27
Julian Day	2455849.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0176°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	215.15°

🪷 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 (24.0176°), declination -8.32°, EoT 14.86 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: 2011-10-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)