पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · October 18, 2015 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.61 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

ईश्वरः सर्वभूतानां हृद्देशेऽर्जुन तिष्ठति।भ्रामयन्सर्वभूतानि यन्त्रारूढानि मायया।।18.61।।

"18.61 God dwells in the hearts of all beings, O Arjuna! He causes them to revolve as it were on a wheel by His mystic power." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.61's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka

Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha

Bengali Saṁvat: 1422

Malayalam Era: 1191

Nanakshahi: 546

Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Jyeṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	180.27°	Tulā	Citrā P3
चन्द्र Candra	236.52°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	139.98°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha	162.23°	Kanyā	Hasta P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	139.39°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra	133.84°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani	218.31°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:05 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:05 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:35 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	10:46 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	19:54 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 00 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 59 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:37 – 05:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:10 – 06:05
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:13 – 11:57
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:25 – 14:09
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:53 – 17:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:05 – 17:33
Amṛta Kāla	16:50 – 18:35
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:13 – 23:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:43 – 17:05
Yamaganda	11:35 – 12:58
Gulika Kāla	14:20 – 15:43
Varjyam	06:32 – 06:50
Dur Muhūrta	08:39 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	06:05 – 07:27 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:27 – 08:50 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:50 – 10:13 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:13 – 11:35 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:35 – 12:58 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	12:58 – 14:20 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:20 – 15:43 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	15:43 – 17:05 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	17:05 – 18:43 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	18:43 – 20:20 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:20 – 21:58 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	21:58 – 23:35 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:35 – 01:13 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:13 – 02:50 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:50 – 04:27 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:27 – 06:05 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pañcamī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868848.27
Julian Day	2457313.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0736°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	59.79°

🪷 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 (24.0736°), declination -9.44°, EoT 15.40 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: 2015-10-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)