पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · October 10, 2017 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 1.5 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga

धृष्टकेतुश्चेकितानः काशिराजश्च वीर्यवान्।

पुरुजित्कुन्तिभोजश्च शैब्यश्च नरपुङ्गवः।।1.5।।

"1.5 Dhrishtaketu, Chekitan, the valiant King of Benares, Purujit, Kuntibhoja, Shaibya - a master over many;" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 1.5'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 Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Rohiṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	172.83°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
चन्द्र Candra	49.93°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	147.58°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha	173.37°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	185.50°	Tulā	Citrā P4
शुक्र Śukra	150.26°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani	238.56°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:56 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:17 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:37 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	19:54 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	10:56 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 21 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 38 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:25 – 05:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:00 – 05:56
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:14 – 11:59
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:30 – 14:16
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:05 – 17:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:17 – 17:46
Amṛta Kāla	17:02 – 18:47
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:14 – 23:59

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:27 – 15:52
Yamaganda	08:47 – 10:12
Gulika Kāla	11:37 – 13:02
Varjyam	06:25 – 06:43
Dur Muhūrta	08:35 – 08:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:56 – 07:21 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:21 – 08:47 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:47 – 10:12 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:12 – 11:37 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:37 – 13:02 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:02 – 14:27 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:27 – 15:52 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	15:52 – 17:17 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	17:17 – 18:52 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	18:52 – 20:27 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:27 – 22:02 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:02 – 23:37 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:37 – 01:12 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:12 – 02:47 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:47 – 04:21 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:21 – 05:56 (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 Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869571.27
Julian Day	2458036.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1013°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	234.97°

🪷 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 (24.1013°), declination -6.65°, EoT 13.74 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: 2017-10-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)