पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · September 21, 2015 CE

Also observed today

कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति · Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.34 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

यया तु धर्मकामार्थान् धृत्या धारयतेऽर्जुन।प्रसङ्गेन फलाकाङ्क्षी धृतिः सा पार्थ राजसी।।18.34।।

"18.34 The conviction which always holds fast to rituals, to self-interest and wealth, for the sake of what they may bring forth - that comes from Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.34'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 Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Mūla Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	153.68°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra	239.67°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	123.20°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
बुध Budha	171.29°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	133.95°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra	113.79°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
शनि Śani	215.92°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:35 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:50 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:43 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:54 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	22:00 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 15 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 44 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:57 – 04:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:34 – 05:35
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:18 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:45 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:38 – 18:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:50 – 18:21
Amṛta Kāla	17:35 – 19:20
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:18 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:07 – 08:39
Yamaganda	10:11 – 11:43
Gulika Kāla	13:15 – 14:47
Varjyam	06:06 – 06:25
Dur Muhūrta	08:27 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	05:35 – 07:07 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:07 – 08:39 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:39 – 10:11 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:11 – 11:43 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:43 – 13:15 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:15 – 14:47 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	14:47 – 16:19 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:19 – 17:50 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	17:50 – 19:19 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:19 – 20:47 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	20:47 – 22:15 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:15 – 23:43 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:43 – 01:11 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:11 – 02:39 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:39 – 04:07 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:07 – 05:35 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°

Longitude: -87.6298°

Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Mūla alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868821.27
Julian Day	2457286.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0726°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	90.16°

🪷 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 0.89°, EoT 7.71 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: 2015-09-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)