पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · November 6, 2013 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.51 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

बुद्ध्या विशुद्धया युक्तो धृत्याऽऽत्मानं नियम्य च।शब्दादीन् विषयांस्त्यक्त्वा रागद्वेषौ व्युदस्य च।।18.51।।

"18.51 Guided always by pure reason, bravely restraining himself, renouncing the objects of sense and giving up attachment and hatred;" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.51's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla 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)	Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Jyeṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	199.74°	Tulā	Svātī P4
चन्द्र Candra	233.37°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	138.40°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha	190.58°	Tulā	Svātī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	85.86°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra	246.47°	Dhanu	Mūla P2
शनि Śani	199.87°	Tulā	Svātī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:29 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	16:40 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:34 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	09:14 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	18:24 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 10 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 49 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:08 – 05:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:38 – 06:29
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:14 – 11:55
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:16 – 13:57
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:28 – 16:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	16:40 – 17:05
Amṛta Kāla	16:25 – 18:10
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:14 – 23:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:34 – 12:51
Yamaganda	07:45 – 09:02
Gulika Kāla	10:18 – 11:34
Varjyam	06:54 – 07:11
Dur Muhūrta	08:51 – 09:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (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 · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	06:29 – 07:45 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:45 – 09:02 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	09:02 – 10:18 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:18 – 11:34 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:34 – 12:51 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	12:51 – 14:07 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	14:07 – 15:23 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	15:23 – 16:40 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	16:40 – 18:23 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	18:23 – 20:07 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	20:07 – 21:51 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	21:51 – 23:34 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:34 – 01:18 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:18 – 03:02 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	03:02 – 04:45 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:45 – 06:29 (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 Śukla Tṛtīyā + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868137.27
Julian Day	2456602.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0464°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	31.52°

🪷 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 (24.0464°), declination -15.97°, EoT 16.19 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: 2013-11-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)