पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · September 20, 2017 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.63 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

इति ते ज्ञानमाख्यातं गुह्याद्गुह्यतरं मया।विमृश्यैतदशेषेण यथेच्छसि तथा कुरु।।18.63।।

"18.63 Thus have I revealed to thee the Truth, the Mystery of mysteries. Having thought it over, thou art free to act as thou wilt." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.63's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1424

Malayalam Era: 1193

Nanakshahi: 548

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)	Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)	Nāga
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	153.18°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra	150.87°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	134.93°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha	137.96°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	181.29°	Tulā	Citrā P3
शुक्र Śukra	125.66°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
शनि Śani	237.45°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:35 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:52 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:43 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	05:24 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	17:44 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 16 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 43 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:57 – 04:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:33 – 05:35
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:19 – 12:08
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:46 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:40 – 18:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:52 – 18:22
Amṛta Kāla	17:37 – 19:22
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:19 – 00:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:43 – 13:15
Yamaganda	07:07 – 08:39
Gulika Kāla	10:11 – 11:43
Varjyam	06:06 – 06:25
Dur Muhūrta	08:27 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

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 Labha	05:35 – 07:07 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:07 – 08:39 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:39 – 10:11 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:11 – 11:43 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:43 – 13:15 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:15 – 14:47 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	14:47 – 16:19 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:19 – 17:52 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	17:52 – 19:19 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:19 – 20:47 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	20:47 – 22:15 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:15 – 23:43 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:43 – 01:11 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:11 – 02:39 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:39 – 04:07 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:07 – 05:35 (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 Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Uttara Phalgunī alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869551.27
Julian Day	2458016.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1005°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	359.61°

🪷 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 (24.1005°), declination 1.08°, EoT 7.35 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: 2017-09-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)