पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · November 13, 2011 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.28 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

अयुक्तः प्राकृतः स्तब्धः शठो नैष्कृतिकोऽलसः।विषादी दीर्घसूत्री च कर्ता तामस उच्यते।।18.28।।

"18.28 While he whose purpose is infirm, who is low-minded, stubborn, dishonest, malicious, indolent, despondent, procrastinating - he may be assumed to be in Darkness." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.28'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 Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Rohiṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	206.28°	Tulā	Viśākhā P2
चन्द्र Candra	50.51°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	126.73°	Siṃha	Maghā P3
बुध Budha	228.84°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	9.16°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
शुक्र Śukra	229.08°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani	179.50°	Kanyā	Citrā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:37 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	16:33 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:35 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:41 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	08:43 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	9 Hours 55 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	14 Hours 04 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:18 – 05:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:48 – 06:37
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:15 – 11:55
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:15 – 13:54
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:21 – 16:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	16:33 – 16:58
Amṛta Kāla	16:18 – 18:03
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:15 – 23:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:19 – 16:33
Yamaganda	11:35 – 12:50
Gulika Kāla	14:04 – 15:19
Varjyam	07:02 – 07:18
Dur Muhūrta	08:56 – 09:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	06:37 – 07:52 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:52 – 09:06 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:06 – 10:21 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:21 – 11:35 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:35 – 12:50 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	12:50 – 14:04 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:04 – 15:19 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	15:19 – 16:33 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	16:33 – 18:19 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	18:19 – 20:04 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:04 – 21:50 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	21:50 – 23:35 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:35 – 01:21 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:21 – 03:06 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:06 – 04:52 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:52 – 06:37 (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 Tṛtīyā + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1867413.27
Julian Day	2455878.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0188°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	206.20°

🪷 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 (24.0188°), declination -17.82°, EoT 15.26 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: 2011-11-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)