पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · October 13, 2017 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 1.8 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga

भवान्भीष्मश्च कर्णश्च कृपश्च समितिञ्जयः।

अश्वत्थामा विकर्णश्च सौमदत्तिस्तथैव च।।1.8।।

"1.8 You come first; then Bheeshma, Karna, Kripa, great soldiers; Ashwaththama, Vikarna and the son of Somadhatta;" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 1.8'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 Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Punarvasu Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	175.80°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
चन्द्र Candra	92.64°	Karka	Punarvasu P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	149.47°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha	178.46°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	186.15°	Tulā	Citrā P4
शुक्र Śukra	153.98°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani	238.77°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:00 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:12 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:36 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	22:40 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	13:27 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 12 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 47 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:30 – 05:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:04 – 06:00
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:14 – 11:59
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:28 – 14:13
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:00 – 17:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:12 – 17:41
Amṛta Kāla	16:57 – 18:42
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:14 – 23:59

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:12 – 11:36
Yamaganda	14:24 – 15:48
Gulika Kāla	07:24 – 08:48
Varjyam	06:28 – 06:46
Dur Muhūrta	08:37 – 08:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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):
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 · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	06:00 – 07:24 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:24 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:48 – 10:12 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:12 – 11:36 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:36 – 13:00 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:00 – 14:24 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	14:24 – 15:48 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	15:48 – 17:12 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	17:12 – 18:48 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	18:48 – 20:24 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	20:24 – 22:00 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:00 – 23:36 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:36 – 01:12 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:12 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:48 – 04:24 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:24 – 06:00 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°

Longitude: -87.6298°

Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:

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

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869574.27
Julian Day	2458039.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1014°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	275.34°

🪷 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 (24.1014°), declination -7.78°, EoT 14.44 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: 2017-10-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)