पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · August 18, 2018 CE
Also observed today
- सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति · Siṁha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.7 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
तस्मात्सर्वेषु कालेषु मामनुस्मर युध्य च।
मय्यर्पितमनोबुद्धिर्मामेवैष्यस्यसंशयम्।।8.7।।
मय्यर्पितमनोबुद्धिर्मामेवैष्यस्यसंशयम्।।8.7।।
"8.7 Therefore meditate always on Me, and fight; if thy mind and thy reason be fixed on Me, to Me shalt thou surely come." — Shri Purohit Swami
तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)
पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs
| तिथि (Tithi) | Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Viśākhā Pada 2 |
| योग (Yoga) | Brahma |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Viṣṭi |
| वार (Vāra) | Śanivāra (Saturday) |
सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 120.96° | Siṃha | Maghā P1 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 207.62° | Tulā | Viśākhā P3 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 274.86° | Makara | Uttara Āṣāḍhā P3 |
| बुध Budha | 107.22° | Karka | Aśleṣā P1 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 201.25° | Tulā | Viśākhā P1 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 166.61° | Kanyā | Hasta P2 |
| शनि Śani | 248.62° | Dhanu | Mūla P3 |
Chicago, USA — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · UTC-6)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 05:01 UTC-6 |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 18:47 UTC-6 |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 11:54 UTC-6 |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 12:46 UTC-6 |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 22:36 UTC-6 |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 13 Hours 46 Mins 14 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 10 Hours 13 Mins 46 Secs |
शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 03:11 – 04:06 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 03:52 – 05:01 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:27 – 12:22 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 14:12 – 15:07 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 18:35 – 18:59 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 18:47 – 19:22 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 18:32 – 20:17 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:27 – 00:22 |
अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 08:27 – 10:11 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 13:37 – 15:21 |
| Gulika Kāla | 05:01 – 06:44 |
| Varjyam | 05:35 – 05:57 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 08:14 – 08:41 |
दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
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 · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna
चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows
| Day-1 Kāla | 05:01 – 06:44 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Śubha | 06:44 – 08:27 (auspicious) |
| Day-3 Roga | 08:27 – 10:11 (inauspicious) |
| Day-4 Udveg | 10:11 – 11:54 (inauspicious) |
| Day-5 Chala | 11:54 – 13:37 (neutral) |
| Day-6 Labha | 13:37 – 15:21 (auspicious) |
| Day-7 Amṛta | 15:21 – 17:04 (auspicious) |
| Day-8 Kāla | 17:04 – 18:47 (inauspicious) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Labha | 18:47 – 20:04 (auspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Amṛta | 20:04 – 21:21 (auspicious) |
| Night-3 Kāla | 21:21 – 22:37 (inauspicious) |
| Night-4 Śubha | 22:37 – 23:54 (auspicious) |
| Night-5 Roga | 23:54 – 01:11 (inauspicious) |
| Night-6 Udveg | 01:11 – 02:27 (inauspicious) |
| Night-7 Chala | 02:27 – 03:44 (neutral) |
| Night-8 Labha | 03:44 – 05:01 (auspicious) |
Coordinates
Latitude: 41.8781°
Longitude: -87.6298°
Timezone: UTC+-6
आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.
🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance
Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)
-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)
Cosmic Time
| Kali Year | 5120 |
|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch) | 1869883.27 |
| Julian Day | 2458348.770833 |
| Ayanamsa (Lahiri) | 24.1132° |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 84.31° |
🪷 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 (24.1132°), declination 13.16°, EoT -3.53 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: 2018-08-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)
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 (24.1132°), declination 13.16°, EoT -3.53 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: 2018-08-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)