पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · August 29, 2015 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.11 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

न हि देहभृता शक्यं त्यक्तुं कर्माण्यशेषतः।यस्तु कर्मफलत्यागी स त्यागीत्यभिधीयते।।18.11।।

"18.11 But since those still in the body cannot entirely avoid action, in their case abandonment of the fruit of action is considered as complete renunciation." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.11'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 Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	131.34°	Siṃha	Maghā P4
चन्द्र Candra	300.89°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	108.64°	Karka	Aśleṣā P1
बुध Budha	157.42°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	128.99°	Siṃha	Maghā P3
शुक्र Śukra	111.37°	Karka	Aśleṣā P2
शनि Śani	214.57°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:12 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:30 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:51 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:55 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:24 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 18 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 41 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:25 – 04:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:05 – 05:12
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:24 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:04 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:18 – 18:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:30 – 19:03
Amṛta Kāla	18:15 – 20:00
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:24 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:31 – 10:11
Yamaganda	13:31 – 15:11
Gulika Kāla	05:12 – 06:52
Varjyam	05:45 – 06:06
Dur Muhūrta	08:18 – 08:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	05:12 – 06:52 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	06:52 – 08:31 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:31 – 10:11 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:11 – 11:51 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:51 – 13:31 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:31 – 15:11 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:11 – 16:50 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:50 – 18:30 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:30 – 19:50 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:50 – 21:11 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:11 – 22:31 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:31 – 23:51 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:51 – 01:11 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:11 – 02:31 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:31 – 03:52 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	03:52 – 05:12 (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 Pūrṇimā + Dhaniṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:

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

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868798.27
Julian Day	2457263.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0717°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	169.19°

🪷 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 (24.0717°), declination 9.53°, EoT -0.50 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: 2015-08-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)