पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · September 25, 2016 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 8.16 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga

आब्रह्मभुवनाल्लोकाः पुनरावर्तिनोऽर्जुन।

मामुपेत्य तु कौन्तेय पुनर्जन्म न विद्यते।।8.16।।

"8.16 The worlds, with the whole realm of creation, come and go; but, O Arjuna, whoso comes to Me, for him there is nor rebirth." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 8.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya

Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1423

Malayalam Era: 1192

Nanakshahi: 547

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Punarvasu Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	158.32°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra	88.82°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	244.26°	Dhanu	Mūla P2
बुध Budha	141.25°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	158.69°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra	187.42°	Tulā	Svātī P1
शनि Śani	226.93°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:40 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:42 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:41 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	23:37 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	14:30 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 02 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 57 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:04 – 04:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:40 – 05:40
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:17 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:42 – 14:30
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:30 – 17:54
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:42 – 18:12
Amṛta Kāla	17:27 – 19:12
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:17 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:12 – 17:42
Yamaganda	11:41 – 13:12
Gulika Kāla	14:42 – 16:12
Varjyam	06:10 – 06:30
Dur Muhūrta	08:29 – 08:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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):
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 Udveg	05:40 – 07:11 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:11 – 08:41 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:41 – 10:11 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:11 – 11:41 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:41 – 13:12 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:12 – 14:42 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:42 – 16:12 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:12 – 17:42 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	17:42 – 19:12 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:12 – 20:42 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:42 – 22:12 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:12 – 23:41 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:41 – 01:11 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:11 – 02:41 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:41 – 04:11 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:11 – 05:40 (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 Kṛṣṇa Daśamī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869191.27
Julian Day	2457656.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0868°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	288.34°

🪷 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 (24.0868°), declination -0.96°, EoT 9.15 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: 2016-09-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)