पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · November 25, 2011 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.40 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

न तदस्ति पृथिव्यां वा दिवि देवेषु वा पुनः।सत्त्वं प्रकृतिजैर्मुक्तं यदेभिः स्यात्ित्रभिर्गुणैः।।18.40।।

"18.40 There is nothing anywhere on earth or in the higher worlds which is free from the three Qualities - for they are born of Nature." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.40's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara

Bengali Saṁvat: 1418

Malayalam Era: 1187

Nanakshahi: 542

Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Anurādhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Nāga
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	218.38°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2
चन्द्र Candra	215.36°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	132.47°	Siṃha	Maghā P4
बुध Budha	236.11°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	7.80°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
शुक्र Śukra	243.98°	Dhanu	Mūla P2
शनि Śani	180.81°	Tulā	Citrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:52 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	16:24 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:38 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	06:39 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	16:13 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	9 Hours 32 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	14 Hours 27 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:36 – 06:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	06:04 – 06:52
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:19 – 11:57
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:14 – 13:52
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:12 – 16:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	16:24 – 16:48
Amṛta Kāla	16:09 – 17:54
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:19 – 23:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:27 – 11:38
Yamaganda	14:01 – 15:13
Gulika Kāla	08:04 – 09:15
Varjyam	07:16 – 07:31
Dur Muhūrta	09:06 – 09:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)

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 · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	06:52 – 08:04 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	08:04 – 09:15 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	09:15 – 10:27 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:27 – 11:38 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:38 – 12:50 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	12:50 – 14:01 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	14:01 – 15:13 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	15:13 – 16:24 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	16:24 – 18:13 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	18:13 – 20:01 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	20:01 – 21:50 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	21:50 – 23:38 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:38 – 01:27 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:27 – 03:15 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	03:15 – 05:04 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	05:04 – 06:52 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°

Longitude: -87.6298°

Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Anurādhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1867425.27
Julian Day	2455890.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0192°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	357.97°

🪷 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 (24.0192°), declination -20.64°, EoT 12.23 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: 2011-11-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)