पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · September 30, 2016 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 8.21 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga

अव्यक्तोऽक्षर इत्युक्तस्तमाहुः परमां गतिम्।

यं प्राप्य न निवर्तन्ते तद्धाम परमं मम।।8.21।।

"8.21 The wise say that the Unmanifest and Indestructible is the highest goal of all; when once That is reached, there is no return. That is My Blessed Home." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 8.21'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 Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)	Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	163.23°	Kanyā	Hasta P1
चन्द्र Candra	152.42°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	247.53°	Dhanu	Mūla P3
बुध Budha	145.31°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	159.78°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra	193.52°	Tulā	Svātī P3
शनि Śani	227.27°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:46 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:34 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:40 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	04:48 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	17:05 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 48 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 11 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:11 – 04:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:47 – 05:46
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:16 – 12:03
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:38 – 14:25
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:22 – 17:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:34 – 18:03
Amṛta Kāla	17:19 – 19:04
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:16 – 00:03

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:11 – 11:40
Yamaganda	14:37 – 16:05
Gulika Kāla	07:14 – 08:43
Varjyam	06:15 – 06:34
Dur Muhūrta	08:31 – 08:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (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):
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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:46 – 07:14 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:14 – 08:43 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:43 – 10:11 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:11 – 11:40 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:40 – 13:08 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:08 – 14:37 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	14:37 – 16:05 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:05 – 17:34 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	17:34 – 19:05 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:05 – 20:37 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	20:37 – 22:08 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:08 – 23:40 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:40 – 01:11 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:11 – 02:43 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:43 – 04:14 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:14 – 05:46 (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 Amāvasyā + Uttara Phalgunī alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869196.27
Julian Day	2457661.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0869°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	350.10°

🪷 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 (24.0869°), declination -2.90°, EoT 10.84 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: 2016-09-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)