पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · August 30, 2017 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.42 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

शमो दमस्तपः शौचं क्षान्तिरार्जवमेव च।ज्ञानं विज्ञानमास्तिक्यं ब्रह्मकर्म स्वभावजम्।।18.42।।

"18.42 Serenity, self-restraint, austerity, purity, forgiveness, as well as uprightness, knowledge, wisdom and faith in God - these constitute the duty of a spiritual Teacher." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.42's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1424

Malayalam Era: 1193

Nanakshahi: 548

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Jyeṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	132.78°	Siṃha	Maghā P4
चन्द्र Candra	230.40°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	121.61°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
बुध Budha	126.84°	Siṃha	Maghā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	177.22°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
शुक्र Śukra	100.26°	Karka	Puṣya P3
शनि Śani	236.94°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:14 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:28 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:51 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	13:45 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	22:57 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 14 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 45 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:28 – 04:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:07 – 05:14
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:24 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:03 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:16 – 18:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:28 – 19:01
Amṛta Kāla	18:13 – 19:58
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:24 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:51 – 13:30
Yamaganda	06:53 – 08:32
Gulika Kāla	10:11 – 11:51
Varjyam	05:47 – 06:08
Dur Muhūrta	08:19 – 08:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (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 · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	05:14 – 06:53 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	06:53 – 08:32 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:32 – 10:11 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:11 – 11:51 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:51 – 13:30 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:30 – 15:09 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:09 – 16:49 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:49 – 18:28 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	18:28 – 19:49 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:49 – 21:09 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:09 – 22:30 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:30 – 23:51 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:51 – 01:11 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:11 – 02:32 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:32 – 03:53 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	03:53 – 05:14 (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 Navamī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:

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

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869530.27
Julian Day	2457995.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0997°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	97.54°

🪷 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 (24.0997°), declination 8.99°, EoT -0.18 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: 2017-08-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)