पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · July 30, 2019 CE

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BG 18.40 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

न तदस्ति पृथिव्यां वा दिवि देवेषु वा पुनः।सत्त्वं प्रकृतिजैर्मुक्तं यदेभिः स्यात्ित्रभिर्गुणैः।।18.40।।

"18.40 There is nothing anywhere on earth or in the higher worlds which is free from the three Qualities - for they are born of Nature." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.40's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri

Bengali Saṁvat: 1426

Malayalam Era: 1195

Nanakshahi: 550

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Ārdrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	102.50°	Karka	Puṣya P3
चन्द्र Candra	73.83°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	113.44°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
बुध Budha	89.66°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	230.62°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra	98.05°	Karka	Puṣya P2
शनि Śani	261.57°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:41 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:12 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:57 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	02:28 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	17:36 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	14 Hours 30 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	9 Hours 29 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	02:45 – 03:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:29 – 04:41
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:28 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:22 – 15:20
Godhūli Muhūrta	19:00 – 19:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:12 – 19:48
Amṛta Kāla	18:57 – 20:42
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:28 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:34 – 17:23
Yamaganda	08:19 – 10:08
Gulika Kāla	11:57 – 13:45
Varjyam	05:18 – 05:41
Dur Muhūrta	08:04 – 08:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	04:41 – 06:30 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	06:30 – 08:19 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:19 – 10:08 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:08 – 11:57 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:57 – 13:45 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:45 – 15:34 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:34 – 17:23 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	17:23 – 19:12 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	19:12 – 20:23 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	20:23 – 21:34 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:34 – 22:45 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:45 – 23:57 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:57 – 01:08 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:08 – 02:19 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:19 – 03:30 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	03:30 – 04:41 (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 Time

Kali Year	5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870229.27
Julian Day	2458694.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1265°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	331.81°

🪷 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 (24.1265°), declination 18.61°, EoT -6.11 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: 2019-07-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)