पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · October 2, 2015 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.45 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

स्वे स्वे कर्मण्यभिरतः संसिद्धिं लभते नरः।स्वकर्मनिरतः सिद्धिं यथा विन्दति तच्छृणु।।18.45।।

"18.45 Perfection is attained when each attends diligently to his duty. Listen and I will tell you how it is attained by him who always minds his own duty." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.45'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 Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	164.46°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
चन्द्र Candra	38.86°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	130.08°	Siṃha	Maghā P4
बुध Budha	161.45°	Kanyā	Hasta P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	136.24°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra	120.50°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
शनि Śani	216.80°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:47 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:31 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:39 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	19:54 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	10:40 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 44 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 15 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:13 – 05:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:48 – 05:47
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:16 – 12:03
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:36 – 14:23
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:19 – 17:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:31 – 18:01
Amṛta Kāla	17:16 – 19:01
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:16 – 00:03

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:11 – 11:39
Yamaganda	14:35 – 16:03
Gulika Kāla	07:15 – 08:43
Varjyam	06:16 – 06:35
Dur Muhūrta	08:31 – 08:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:47 – 07:15 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:15 – 08:43 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:43 – 10:11 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:11 – 11:39 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:39 – 13:07 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:07 – 14:35 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	14:35 – 16:03 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:03 – 17:31 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	17:31 – 19:03 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:03 – 20:35 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	20:35 – 22:07 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:07 – 23:39 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:39 – 01:11 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:11 – 02:43 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:43 – 04:15 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:15 – 05:47 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°

Longitude: -87.6298°

Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868832.27
Julian Day	2457297.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0730°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	232.01°

🪷 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 (24.0730°), declination -3.38°, EoT 11.48 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: 2015-10-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)