पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · September 28, 2015 CE

Also observed today

रास पूर्णिमा · Rāsa Pūrṇimā (Vraja Mahā-Rāsa)Vaishnava
महर्षि वाल्मीकि जयन्ती · Mahārṣi Vālmīki JayantīPan-Hindu
कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति · Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.41 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

ब्राह्मणक्षत्रियविशां शूद्राणां च परंतप।कर्माणि प्रविभक्तानि स्वभावप्रभवैर्गुणैः।।18.41।।

"18.41 O Arjuna! The duties of spiritual teachers, the soldiers, the traders and the servants have all been fixed according to the dominant Quality in their nature." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.41'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 Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	160.54°	Kanyā	Hasta P1
चन्द्र Candra	339.36°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	127.58°	Siṃha	Maghā P3
बुध Budha	165.93°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	135.41°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra	117.77°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
शनि Śani	216.46°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:42 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:38 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:40 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:28 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:44 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 55 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 04 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:07 – 04:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:43 – 05:42
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:16 – 12:04
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:40 – 14:27
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:26 – 17:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:38 – 18:08
Amṛta Kāla	17:23 – 19:08
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:16 – 00:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:12 – 08:41
Yamaganda	10:11 – 11:40
Gulika Kāla	13:10 – 14:39
Varjyam	06:12 – 06:31
Dur Muhūrta	08:29 – 08:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (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 · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	05:42 – 07:12 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:12 – 08:41 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:41 – 10:11 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:11 – 11:40 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:40 – 13:10 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:10 – 14:39 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	14:39 – 16:09 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:09 – 17:38 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	17:38 – 19:09 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:09 – 20:39 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	20:39 – 22:10 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:10 – 23:40 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:40 – 01:11 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:11 – 02:41 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:41 – 04:12 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:12 – 05:42 (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 Pūrṇimā + Uttara Bhādrapadā 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)	1868828.27
Julian Day	2457293.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0729°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	178.76°

🪷 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 (24.0729°), declination -1.83°, EoT 10.18 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: 2015-09-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)