पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · October 12, 2013 CE

Also observed today

कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति · Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.26 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

मुक्तसङ्गोऽनहंवादी धृत्युत्साहसमन्वितः।सिद्ध्यसिद्ध्योर्निर्विकारः कर्ता सात्त्विक उच्यते।।18.26।।

"18.26 But when a man has no sentiment and no personal vanity, when he possesses courage and confidence, cares not whether he succeeds or fails, then his action arises from Purity." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava

Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1420

Malayalam Era: 1189

Nanakshahi: 544

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	174.83°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
चन्द्र Candra	265.95°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	123.74°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
बुध Budha	199.81°	Tulā	Svātī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	84.78°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra	220.52°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P3
शनि Śani	196.92°	Tulā	Svātī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:58 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:14 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:36 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	13:02 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	22:20 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 15 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 44 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:28 – 05:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:02 – 05:58
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:14 – 11:59
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:29 – 14:14
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:02 – 17:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:14 – 17:42
Amṛta Kāla	16:59 – 18:44
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:14 – 23:59

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:47 – 10:12
Yamaganda	13:01 – 14:25
Gulika Kāla	05:58 – 07:23
Varjyam	06:27 – 06:45
Dur Muhūrta	08:36 – 08:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)

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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	05:58 – 07:23 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:23 – 08:47 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:47 – 10:12 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:12 – 11:36 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:36 – 13:01 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:01 – 14:25 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	14:25 – 15:50 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	15:50 – 17:14 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	17:14 – 18:50 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	18:50 – 20:25 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	20:25 – 22:01 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:01 – 23:36 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:36 – 01:12 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:12 – 02:47 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:47 – 04:23 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:23 – 05:58 (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 Śukla Aṣṭamī + Pūrva Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868112.27
Julian Day	2456577.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0455°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	90.81°

🪷 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 (24.0455°), declination -7.39°, EoT 14.22 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: 2013-10-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)