पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · October 19, 2011 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.3 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

त्याज्यं दोषवदित्येके कर्म प्राहुर्मनीषिणः।

यज्ञदानतपःकर्म न त्याज्यमिति चापरे।।18.3।।

"18.3 Some philosophers say that all action is evil and should be abandoned. Others that acts of sacrifice, benevolence and austerity should not be given up." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara

Bengali Saṁvat: 1418

Malayalam Era: 1187

Nanakshahi: 542

Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Punarvasu Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	181.29°	Tulā	Citrā P3
चन्द्र Candra	78.24°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	113.42°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
बुध Budha	194.45°	Tulā	Svātī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	12.48°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra	198.02°	Tulā	Svātī P4
शनि Śani	176.53°	Kanyā	Citrā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:06 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:04 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:35 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	21:10 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	12:15 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 58 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 02 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:38 – 05:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:11 – 06:06
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:13 – 11:57
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:25 – 14:08
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:52 – 17:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:04 – 17:31
Amṛta Kāla	16:49 – 18:34
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:13 – 23:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:35 – 12:57
Yamaganda	07:28 – 08:50
Gulika Kāla	10:13 – 11:35
Varjyam	06:33 – 06:51
Dur Muhūrta	08:40 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

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 Labha	06:06 – 07:28 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:28 – 08:50 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:50 – 10:13 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:13 – 11:35 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:35 – 12:57 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	12:57 – 14:19 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	14:19 – 15:42 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	15:42 – 17:04 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	17:04 – 18:42 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	18:42 – 20:19 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	20:19 – 21:57 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	21:57 – 23:35 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:35 – 01:13 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:13 – 02:50 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:50 – 04:28 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:28 – 06:06 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°

Longitude: -87.6298°

Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Saptamī + 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)	1867388.27
Julian Day	2455853.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0178°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	261.10°

🪷 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 (24.0178°), declination -9.79°, EoT 15.55 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: 2011-10-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)