पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · August 25, 2014 CE

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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 6.32 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga

आत्मौपम्येन सर्वत्र समं पश्यति योऽर्जुन।

सुखं वा यदि वा दुःखं सः योगी परमो मतः।।6.32।।

"6.32 O Arjuna! He is the perfect saint who, taught by the likeness within himself, sees the same Self everywhere, whether the outer form be pleasurable or painful." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 6.32's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga

Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1421

Malayalam Era: 1190

Nanakshahi: 545

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Maghā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)	Nāga
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	127.73°	Siṃha	Maghā P3
चन्द्र Candra	121.71°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	202.94°	Tulā	Viśākhā P1
बुध Budha	142.53°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	103.92°	Karka	Puṣya P4
शुक्र Śukra	111.38°	Karka	Aśleṣā P2
शनि Śani	203.33°	Tulā	Viśākhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:08 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:36 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:52 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	04:37 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	18:19 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 28 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 31 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:20 – 04:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:01 – 05:08
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:25 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:07 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:24 – 18:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:36 – 19:10
Amṛta Kāla	18:21 – 20:06
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:25 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	06:49 – 08:30
Yamaganda	10:11 – 11:52
Gulika Kāla	13:33 – 15:14
Varjyam	05:42 – 06:03
Dur Muhūrta	08:17 – 08:44

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	05:08 – 06:49 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	06:49 – 08:30 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:30 – 10:11 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:11 – 11:52 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:52 – 13:33 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:33 – 15:14 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:14 – 16:55 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:55 – 18:36 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	18:36 – 19:55 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:55 – 21:14 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:14 – 22:33 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:33 – 23:52 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:52 – 01:11 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:11 – 02:30 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:30 – 03:49 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	03:49 – 05:08 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°

Longitude: -87.6298°

Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Maghā alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868429.27
Julian Day	2456894.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0576°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	354.30°

🪷 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 (24.0576°), declination 10.84°, EoT -1.71 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: 2014-08-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)