पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · July 21, 2015 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 16.24 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga

तस्माच्छास्त्रं प्रमाणं ते कार्याकार्यव्यवस्थितौ।ज्ञात्वा शास्त्रविधानोक्तं कर्म कर्तुमिहार्हसि।।16.24।।

"16.24 Therefore whenever there is doubt whether thou shouldst do a thing or not, let the scriptures guide thy conduct. In the light of the scriptures shouldst thou labour the whole of thy life."" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 16.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka

Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha

Bengali Saṁvat: 1422

Malayalam Era: 1191

Nanakshahi: 546

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	93.93°	Karka	Puṣya P1
चन्द्र Candra	149.83°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	83.37°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
बुध Budha	90.46°	Karka	Punarvasu P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	120.66°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
शुक्र Śukra	126.12°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
शनि Śani	214.11°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:33 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:20 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:57 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	09:28 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	21:52 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	14 Hours 47 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	9 Hours 12 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	02:35 – 03:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:19 – 04:33
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:27 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:24 – 15:24
Godhūli Muhūrta	19:08 – 19:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:20 – 19:57
Amṛta Kāla	19:05 – 20:50
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:27 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:38 – 17:29
Yamaganda	08:15 – 10:06
Gulika Kāla	11:57 – 13:47
Varjyam	05:10 – 05:34
Dur Muhūrta	08:00 – 08:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: West

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	04:33 – 06:24 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	06:24 – 08:15 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:15 – 10:06 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:06 – 11:57 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:57 – 13:47 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:47 – 15:38 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:38 – 17:29 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	17:29 – 19:20 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	19:20 – 20:29 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	20:29 – 21:38 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:38 – 22:47 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:47 – 23:57 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:57 – 01:06 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:06 – 02:15 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:15 – 03:24 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	03:24 – 04:33 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°

Longitude: -87.6298°

Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868759.27
Julian Day	2457224.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0702°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	59.10°

🪷 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 (24.0702°), declination 20.56°, EoT -6.05 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: 2015-07-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)