पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · August 28, 2013 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.9 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

कट्वम्ललवणात्युष्णतीक्ष्णरूक्षविदाहिनः।आहारा राजसस्येष्टा दुःखशोकामयप्रदाः।।17.9।।

"17.9 Those in whom Passion is dominant like foods that are bitter, sour, salty, over-hot, pungent, dry and burning. These produce unhappiness, repentance and disease." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava

Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1420

Malayalam Era: 1189

Nanakshahi: 544

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	130.87°	Siṃha	Maghā P4
चन्द्र Candra	36.80°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	95.76°	Karka	Puṣya P1
बुध Budha	133.77°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	78.72°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra	169.21°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
शनि Śani	192.54°	Tulā	Svātī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:11 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:31 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:51 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	22:14 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	12:56 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 19 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 40 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:25 – 04:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:05 – 05:11
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:25 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:05 – 14:58
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:19 – 18:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:31 – 19:05
Amṛta Kāla	18:16 – 20:01
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:25 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:51 – 13:31
Yamaganda	06:51 – 08:31
Gulika Kāla	10:11 – 11:51
Varjyam	05:45 – 06:06
Dur Muhūrta	08:18 – 08:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	05:11 – 06:51 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	06:51 – 08:31 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:31 – 10:11 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:11 – 11:51 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:51 – 13:31 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:31 – 15:11 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:11 – 16:51 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:51 – 18:31 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	18:31 – 19:51 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:51 – 21:11 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:11 – 22:31 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:31 – 23:51 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:51 – 01:11 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:11 – 02:31 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:31 – 03:51 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	03:51 – 05:11 (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 Aṣṭamī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

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

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868067.27
Julian Day	2456532.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0438°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	265.19°

🪷 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 (24.0438°), declination 9.71°, EoT -0.81 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: 2013-08-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)