पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · October 21, 2015 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.64 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

सर्वगुह्यतमं भूयः श्रृणु मे परमं वचः।इष्टोऽसि मे दृढमिति ततो वक्ष्यामि ते हितम्।।18.64।।

"18.64 Only listen once more to My last word, the deepest secret of all; thou art My beloved, thou are My friend, and I speak for thy welfare." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.64'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 Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	183.25°	Tulā	Citrā P3
चन्द्र Candra	275.58°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	141.83°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha	166.16°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	139.96°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra	136.67°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani	218.61°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:08 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:01 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:35 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:58 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	22:30 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 52 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 07 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:41 – 05:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:14 – 06:08
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:13 – 11:56
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:23 – 14:07
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:49 – 17:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:01 – 17:28
Amṛta Kāla	16:46 – 18:31
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:13 – 23:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:35 – 12:56
Yamaganda	07:30 – 08:52
Gulika Kāla	10:13 – 11:35
Varjyam	06:36 – 06:53
Dur Muhūrta	08:41 – 09:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)

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

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	06:08 – 07:30 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:30 – 08:52 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:52 – 10:13 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:13 – 11:35 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:35 – 12:56 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	12:56 – 14:18 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	14:18 – 15:39 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	15:39 – 17:01 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	17:01 – 18:39 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	18:39 – 20:18 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	20:18 – 21:56 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	21:56 – 23:35 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:35 – 01:13 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:13 – 02:52 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:52 – 04:30 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:30 – 06:08 (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 Śukla Aṣṭamī + Uttara Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868851.27
Julian Day	2457316.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0737°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	95.92°

🪷 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 (24.0737°), declination -10.52°, EoT 15.83 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: 2015-10-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)