पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · September 27, 2015 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.40 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

न तदस्ति पृथिव्यां वा दिवि देवेषु वा पुनः।सत्त्वं प्रकृतिजैर्मुक्तं यदेभिः स्यात्ित्रभिर्गुणैः।।18.40।।

"18.40 There is nothing anywhere on earth or in the higher worlds which is free from the three Qualities - for they are born of Nature." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.40'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 Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	159.55°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra	324.15°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	126.96°	Siṃha	Maghā P3
बुध Budha	166.98°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	135.21°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra	117.13°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
शनि Śani	216.38°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:41 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:40 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:41 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	16:53 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:25 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 58 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 01 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:06 – 04:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:41 – 05:41
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:17 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:40 – 14:28
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:28 – 17:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:40 – 18:10
Amṛta Kāla	17:25 – 19:10
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:17 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:10 – 17:40
Yamaganda	11:41 – 13:11
Gulika Kāla	14:40 – 16:10
Varjyam	06:11 – 06:30
Dur Muhūrta	08:29 – 08:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)

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 · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:41 – 07:11 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:11 – 08:41 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:41 – 10:11 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:11 – 11:41 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:41 – 13:11 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:11 – 14:40 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:40 – 16:10 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:10 – 17:40 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	17:40 – 19:10 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:10 – 20:40 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:40 – 22:11 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:11 – 23:41 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:41 – 01:11 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:11 – 02:41 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:41 – 04:11 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:11 – 05:41 (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 Time

Kali Year	5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868827.27
Julian Day	2457292.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0728°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	165.28°

🪷 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 (24.0728°), declination -1.44°, EoT 9.84 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: 2015-09-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)