पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · May 18, 2015 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 14.7 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

रजो रागात्मकं विद्धि तृष्णासङ्गसमुद्भवम्।तन्निबध्नाति कौन्तेय कर्मसङ्गेन देहिनम्।।14.7।।

"14.7 Passion, engendered by thirst for pleasure and attachment, binds the soul through its fondness for activity." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 14.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka

Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha

Bengali Saṁvat: 1422

Malayalam Era: 1191

Nanakshahi: 546

Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)	Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	32.74°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
चन्द्र Candra	31.02°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	39.88°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P4
बुध Budha	49.03°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	110.03°	Karka	Aśleṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra	76.72°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P4
शनि Śani	217.73°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:28 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:06 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:47 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	04:24 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	18:56 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	14 Hours 37 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	9 Hours 22 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	02:31 – 03:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:15 – 04:28
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:18 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:13 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:54 – 19:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:06 – 19:42
Amṛta Kāla	18:51 – 20:36
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:18 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	06:18 – 08:07
Yamaganda	09:57 – 11:47
Gulika Kāla	13:37 – 15:26
Varjyam	05:05 – 05:28
Dur Muhūrta	07:53 – 08:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	04:28 – 06:18 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	06:18 – 08:07 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:07 – 09:57 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	09:57 – 11:47 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:47 – 13:37 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:37 – 15:26 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:26 – 17:16 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	17:16 – 19:06 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	19:06 – 20:16 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	20:16 – 21:26 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:26 – 22:37 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:37 – 23:47 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:47 – 00:57 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	00:57 – 02:07 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:07 – 03:18 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	03:18 – 04:28 (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 Śukla Pratipada + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868695.27
Julian Day	2457160.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0678°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	0.04°

🪷 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 (24.0678°), declination 19.44°, EoT 3.69 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: 2015-05-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)