पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · September 27, 2017 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.70 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

अध्येष्यते च य इमं धर्म्यं संवादमावयोः।ज्ञानयज्ञेन तेनाहमिष्टः स्यामिति मे मतिः।।18.70।।

"18.70 He who will study this spiritual discourse of ours, I assure thee, he shall thereby worship Me at the altar of Wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.70's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla 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)	Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Jyeṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	160.03°	Kanyā	Hasta P1
चन्द्र Candra	238.30°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	139.36°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha	150.22°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	182.74°	Tulā	Citrā P3
शुक्र Śukra	134.23°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani	237.77°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:42 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:39 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:41 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:21 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	21:27 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 57 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 02 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:06 – 04:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:42 – 05:42
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:17 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:40 – 14:28
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:27 – 17:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:39 – 18:09
Amṛta Kāla	17:24 – 19:09
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:17 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:41 – 13:10
Yamaganda	07:12 – 08:41
Gulika Kāla	10:11 – 11:41
Varjyam	06:12 – 06:31
Dur Muhūrta	08:29 – 08:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)

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 · 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	05:42 – 07:12 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:12 – 08:41 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:41 – 10:11 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:11 – 11:41 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:41 – 13:10 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:10 – 14:40 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	14:40 – 16:10 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:10 – 17:39 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	17:39 – 19:10 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:10 – 20:40 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	20:40 – 22:10 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:10 – 23:41 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:41 – 01:11 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:11 – 02:41 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:41 – 04:12 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:12 – 05:42 (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 Saptamī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869558.27
Julian Day	2458023.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1008°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	80.13°

🪷 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 (24.1008°), declination -1.64°, EoT 9.84 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: 2017-09-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)