पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · September 30, 2015 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.43 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

शौर्यं तेजो धृतिर्दाक्ष्यं युद्धे चाप्यपलायनम्।दानमीश्वरभावश्च क्षात्रं कर्म स्वभावजम्।।18.43।।

"18.43 Valour, glory, firmness, skill, generosity, steadiness in battle and ability to rule - these constitute the duty of a soldier. They flow from his own nature." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.43's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa 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)	Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Aśvinī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	162.50°	Kanyā	Hasta P1
चन्द्र Candra	9.66°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	128.83°	Siṃha	Maghā P3
बुध Budha	163.69°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	135.83°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra	119.10°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
शनि Śani	216.63°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:45 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:35 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:40 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	18:38 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	08:18 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 50 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 09 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:10 – 04:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:45 – 05:45
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:16 – 12:03
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:38 – 14:25
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:23 – 17:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:35 – 18:04
Amṛta Kāla	17:20 – 19:05
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:16 – 00:03

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:40 – 13:08
Yamaganda	07:13 – 08:42
Gulika Kāla	10:11 – 11:40
Varjyam	06:14 – 06:33
Dur Muhūrta	08:30 – 08:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)

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):
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 · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	05:45 – 07:13 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:13 – 08:42 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:42 – 10:11 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:11 – 11:40 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:40 – 13:08 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:08 – 14:37 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	14:37 – 16:06 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:06 – 17:35 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	17:35 – 19:06 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:06 – 20:37 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	20:37 – 22:08 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:08 – 23:40 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:40 – 01:11 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:11 – 02:42 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:42 – 04:13 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:13 – 05:45 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°

Longitude: -87.6298°

Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:

-3101-02-18 — Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868830.27
Julian Day	2457295.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0729°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	205.76°

🪷 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 -2.61°, EoT 10.84 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: 2015-09-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)