पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · April 27, 2019 CE

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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 15.18 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga

यस्मात्क्षरमतीतोऽहमक्षरादपि चोत्तमः।अतोऽस्मि लोके वेदे च प्रथितः पुरुषोत्तमः।।15.18।।

"15.18 Beyond comparison of the Eternal with the non-eternal am I, Who am called by scriptures and sages the Supreme Personality, the Highest God." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 15.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri

Bengali Saṁvat: 1426

Malayalam Era: 1195

Nanakshahi: 550

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Śravaṇa Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	12.39°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
चन्द्र Candra	283.63°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	53.26°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P4
बुध Budha	349.05°	Mīna	Revatī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	239.80°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra	343.35°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani	266.31°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:53 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:43 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:48 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	00:59 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	10:47 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 50 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 09 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:02 – 03:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:44 – 04:53
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:21 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:07 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:31 – 18:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:43 – 19:18
Amṛta Kāla	18:28 – 20:13
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:21 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:21 – 10:04
Yamaganda	13:32 – 15:16
Gulika Kāla	04:53 – 06:37
Varjyam	05:28 – 05:50
Dur Muhūrta	08:07 – 08:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	04:53 – 06:37 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	06:37 – 08:21 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:21 – 10:04 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:04 – 11:48 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:48 – 13:32 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:32 – 15:16 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:16 – 17:00 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	17:00 – 18:43 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:43 – 20:00 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	20:00 – 21:16 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:16 – 22:32 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:32 – 23:48 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:48 – 01:04 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:04 – 02:21 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:21 – 03:37 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	03:37 – 04:53 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°

Longitude: -87.6298°

Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870135.27
Julian Day	2458600.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1229°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	270.40°

🪷 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 (24.1229°), declination 13.69°, EoT 2.33 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: 2019-04-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)