पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · August 1, 2017 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.13 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

पञ्चैतानि महाबाहो कारणानि निबोध मे।सांख्ये कृतान्ते प्रोक्तानि सिद्धये सर्वकर्मणाम्।।18.13।।

"18.13 I will tell thee now, O Mighty Man, the five causes which, according to the final decision of philosophy, must concur before an action can be accomplished." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1424

Malayalam Era: 1193

Nanakshahi: 548

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	104.91°	Karka	Puṣya P4
चन्द्र Candra	210.44°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	103.09°	Karka	Puṣya P3
बुध Budha	131.80°	Siṃha	Maghā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	172.56°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
शुक्र Śukra	66.13°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P4
शनि Śani	237.40°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:44 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:09 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:57 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	14:07 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	23:51 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	14 Hours 25 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	9 Hours 34 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	02:48 – 03:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:32 – 04:44
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:28 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:21 – 15:18
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:57 – 19:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:09 – 19:45
Amṛta Kāla	18:54 – 20:39
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:28 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:33 – 17:21
Yamaganda	08:20 – 10:08
Gulika Kāla	11:57 – 13:45
Varjyam	05:20 – 05:43
Dur Muhūrta	08:06 – 08:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

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 · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	04:44 – 06:32 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	06:32 – 08:20 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:20 – 10:08 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:08 – 11:57 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:57 – 13:45 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:45 – 15:33 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:33 – 17:21 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	17:21 – 19:09 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	19:09 – 20:21 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	20:21 – 21:33 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:33 – 22:45 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:45 – 23:57 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:57 – 01:08 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:08 – 02:20 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:20 – 03:32 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	03:32 – 04:44 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°

Longitude: -87.6298°

Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

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

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869501.27
Julian Day	2457966.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0986°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	104.02°

🪷 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 (24.0986°), declination 18.00°, EoT -6.02 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: 2017-08-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)