पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · November 2, 2015 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.76 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

राजन्संस्मृत्य संस्मृत्य संवादमिममद्भुतम्।केशवार्जुनयोः पुण्यं हृष्यामि च मुहुर्मुहुः।।18.76।।

"18.76 O King! The more I think of that marvellous and holy discourse, the more I lose myself in joy." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.76's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa 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)	Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Punarvasu Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	195.22°	Tulā	Svātī P3
चन्द्र Candra	88.12°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	149.16°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha	185.22°	Tulā	Citrā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	142.09°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra	148.70°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani	219.90°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:23 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	16:45 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:34 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	20:59 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	11:53 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 21 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 38 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:00 – 05:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:32 – 06:23
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:13 – 11:55
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:18 – 13:59
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:33 – 16:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	16:45 – 17:11
Amṛta Kāla	16:30 – 18:15
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:13 – 23:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:41 – 08:59
Yamaganda	10:16 – 11:34
Gulika Kāla	12:52 – 14:09
Varjyam	06:49 – 07:06
Dur Muhūrta	08:48 – 09:09

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)

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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	06:23 – 07:41 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:41 – 08:59 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:59 – 10:16 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:16 – 11:34 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:34 – 12:52 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	12:52 – 14:09 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	14:09 – 15:27 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	15:27 – 16:45 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	16:45 – 18:27 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	18:27 – 20:09 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	20:09 – 21:52 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	21:52 – 23:34 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:34 – 01:16 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:16 – 02:59 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:59 – 04:41 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:41 – 06:23 (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 Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:

-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868863.27
Julian Day	2457328.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0742°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	250.88°

🪷 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 (24.0742°), declination -14.59°, EoT 16.42 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: 2015-11-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)