पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · August 22, 2015 CE

Also observed today

सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति · Siṁha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.4 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

निश्चयं श्रृणु मे तत्र त्यागे भरतसत्तम।त्यागो हि पुरुषव्याघ्र त्रिविधः संप्रकीर्तितः।।18.4।।

"18.4 O best of Indians! Listen to my judgment as regards this problem. It has a threefold aspect." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka

Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha

Bengali Saṁvat: 1422

Malayalam Era: 1191

Nanakshahi: 546

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	124.59°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
चन्द्र Candra	205.72°	Tulā	Viśākhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	104.16°	Karka	Puṣya P4
बुध Budha	148.25°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	127.47°	Siṃha	Maghā P3
शुक्र Śukra	114.53°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
शनि Śani	214.31°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:05 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:41 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:53 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:21 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	22:15 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 36 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 23 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:16 – 04:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:57 – 05:05
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:26 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:09 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:29 – 18:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:41 – 19:15
Amṛta Kāla	18:26 – 20:11
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:26 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:29 – 10:11
Yamaganda	13:35 – 15:17
Gulika Kāla	05:05 – 06:47
Varjyam	05:39 – 06:00
Dur Muhūrta	08:15 – 08:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

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 · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	05:05 – 06:47 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	06:47 – 08:29 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:29 – 10:11 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:11 – 11:53 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:53 – 13:35 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:35 – 15:17 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:17 – 16:59 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:59 – 18:41 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:41 – 19:59 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:59 – 21:17 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:17 – 22:35 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:35 – 23:53 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:53 – 01:11 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:11 – 02:29 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:29 – 03:47 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	03:47 – 05:05 (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 Śukla Aṣṭamī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

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

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868791.27
Julian Day	2457256.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0715°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	85.18°

🪷 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 (24.0715°), declination 11.94°, EoT -2.54 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: 2015-08-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)