पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · October 26, 2013 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: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava

Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1420

Malayalam Era: 1189

Nanakshahi: 544

Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Punarvasu Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	188.74°	Tulā	Svātī P1
चन्द्र Candra	88.38°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	132.04°	Siṃha	Maghā P4
बुध Budha	202.93°	Tulā	Viśākhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	85.63°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra	235.43°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani	198.56°	Tulā	Svātī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:15 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	16:53 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:34 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	21:26 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	12:19 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 38 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 21 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:50 – 05:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:22 – 06:15
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:13 – 11:55
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:21 – 14:03
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:41 – 17:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	16:53 – 17:20
Amṛta Kāla	16:38 – 18:23
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:13 – 23:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:55 – 10:14
Yamaganda	12:54 – 14:14
Gulika Kāla	06:15 – 07:35
Varjyam	06:42 – 06:59
Dur Muhūrta	08:44 – 09:05

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)

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):
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 Kāla	06:15 – 07:35 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:35 – 08:55 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:55 – 10:14 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:14 – 11:34 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:34 – 12:54 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	12:54 – 14:14 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	14:14 – 15:34 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	15:34 – 16:53 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	16:53 – 18:34 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	18:34 – 20:14 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	20:14 – 21:54 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	21:54 – 23:34 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:34 – 01:14 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:14 – 02:55 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:55 – 04:35 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:35 – 06:15 (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 Kṛṣṇa Saptamī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:

-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868126.27
Julian Day	2456591.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0460°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	261.99°

🪷 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 (24.0460°), declination -12.44°, EoT 16.30 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: 2013-10-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)