पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · July 26, 2014 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 6.2 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga

यं संन्यासमिति प्राहुर्योगं तं विद्धि पाण्डव।

न ह्यसंन्यस्तसङ्कल्पो योगी भवति कश्चन।।6.2।।

"6.2 O Arjuna! Renunciation is in fact what is called Right Action. No one can become spiritual who has not renounced all desire." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 6.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga

Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1421

Malayalam Era: 1190

Nanakshahi: 545

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Punarvasu Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)	Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	98.95°	Karka	Puṣya P2
चन्द्र Candra	88.96°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	185.70°	Tulā	Citrā P4
बुध Budha	84.10°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	97.37°	Karka	Puṣya P2
शुक्र Śukra	74.76°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P3
शनि Śani	202.37°	Tulā	Viśākhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:38 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:16 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:57 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	03:51 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	18:43 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	14 Hours 38 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	9 Hours 22 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	02:41 – 03:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:25 – 04:38
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:27 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:23 – 15:22
Godhūli Muhūrta	19:04 – 19:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:16 – 19:52
Amṛta Kāla	19:01 – 20:46
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:27 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:17 – 10:07
Yamaganda	13:46 – 15:36
Gulika Kāla	04:38 – 06:27
Varjyam	05:14 – 05:38
Dur Muhūrta	08:03 – 08:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

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	04:38 – 06:27 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	06:27 – 08:17 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:17 – 10:07 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:07 – 11:57 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:57 – 13:46 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:46 – 15:36 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:36 – 17:26 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	17:26 – 19:16 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	19:16 – 20:26 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	20:26 – 21:36 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:36 – 22:46 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:46 – 23:57 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:57 – 01:07 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:07 – 02:17 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:17 – 03:27 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	03:27 – 04:38 (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 Amāvasyā + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:

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

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868399.27
Julian Day	2456864.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0565°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	350.61°

🪷 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 (24.0565°), declination 19.48°, EoT -6.19 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: 2014-07-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)