पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · September 20, 2015 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.33 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

धृत्या यया धारयते मनःप्राणेन्द्रियक्रियाः।योगेनाव्यभिचारिण्या धृतिः सा पार्थ सात्त्विकी।।18.33।।

"18.33 The conviction and steady concentration by which the mind, the vitality and the senses are controlled - O Arjuna! They are the product of Purity." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.33's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka

Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha

Bengali Saṁvat: 1422

Malayalam Era: 1191

Nanakshahi: 546

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Jyeṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	152.70°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra	227.00°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	122.57°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
बुध Budha	171.60°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	133.74°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra	113.32°	Karka	Aśleṣā P2
शनि Śani	215.84°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:34 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:52 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:43 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:02 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	21:19 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 18 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 41 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:56 – 04:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:33 – 05:34
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:19 – 12:08
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:46 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:40 – 18:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:52 – 18:23
Amṛta Kāla	17:37 – 19:22
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:19 – 00:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:20 – 17:52
Yamaganda	11:43 – 13:15
Gulika Kāla	14:48 – 16:20
Varjyam	06:05 – 06:25
Dur Muhūrta	08:26 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)

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 · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:34 – 07:06 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:06 – 08:39 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:39 – 10:11 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:11 – 11:43 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:43 – 13:15 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:15 – 14:48 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:48 – 16:20 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:20 – 17:52 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	17:52 – 19:20 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:20 – 20:48 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:48 – 22:15 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:15 – 23:43 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:43 – 01:11 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:11 – 02:39 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:39 – 04:06 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:06 – 05:34 (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 Śukla Saptamī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868820.27
Julian Day	2457285.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0726°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	78.64°

🪷 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 (24.0726°), declination 1.28°, EoT 7.35 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: 2015-09-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)