पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · August 9, 2015 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.19 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

मूढग्राहेणात्मनो यत्पीडया क्रियते तपः।परस्योत्सादनार्थं वा तत्तामसमुदाहृतम्।।17.19।।

"17.19 Austerity done under delusion, and accompanied with sorcery or torture to oneself or another, may be assumed to spring from Ignorance." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa 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)	Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Rohiṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	112.10°	Karka	Aśleṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra	46.63°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	95.78°	Karka	Puṣya P1
बुध Budha	127.86°	Siṃha	Maghā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	124.65°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
शुक्र Śukra	122.31°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
शनि Śani	214.03°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:51 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:00 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:56 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	00:05 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	15:03 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	14 Hours 08 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	9 Hours 51 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	02:58 – 03:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:41 – 04:51
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:27 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:17 – 15:14
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:48 – 19:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:00 – 19:35
Amṛta Kāla	18:45 – 20:30
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:27 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	17:14 – 19:00
Yamaganda	11:56 – 13:42
Gulika Kāla	15:28 – 17:14
Varjyam	05:27 – 05:49
Dur Muhūrta	08:09 – 08:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)

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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	04:51 – 06:37 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	06:37 – 08:24 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:24 – 10:10 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:10 – 11:56 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:56 – 13:42 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:42 – 15:28 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:28 – 17:14 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	17:14 – 19:00 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	19:00 – 20:14 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	20:14 – 21:28 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:28 – 22:42 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:42 – 23:56 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:56 – 01:10 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:10 – 02:24 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:24 – 03:37 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	03:37 – 04:51 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°

Longitude: -87.6298°

Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Daśamī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868778.27
Julian Day	2457243.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0710°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	292.84°

🪷 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 (24.0710°), declination 15.99°, EoT -5.21 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: 2015-08-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)