पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · August 2, 2019 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.43 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

शौर्यं तेजो धृतिर्दाक्ष्यं युद्धे चाप्यपलायनम्।दानमीश्वरभावश्च क्षात्रं कर्म स्वभावजम्।।18.43।।

"18.43 Valour, glory, firmness, skill, generosity, steadiness in battle and ability to rule - these constitute the duty of a soldier. They flow from his own nature." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.43's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla 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)	Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Āśleṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	105.37°	Karka	Puṣya P4
चन्द्र Candra	118.16°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	115.34°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
बुध Budha	89.48°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	230.52°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra	101.74°	Karka	Puṣya P3
शनि Śani	261.38°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:44 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:09 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:56 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	05:52 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	19:43 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	14 Hours 24 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	9 Hours 35 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	02:49 – 03:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:32 – 04:44
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:28 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:21 – 15:18
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:57 – 19:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:09 – 19:45
Amṛta Kāla	18:54 – 20:39
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:28 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:08 – 11:56
Yamaganda	15:33 – 17:21
Gulika Kāla	06:32 – 08:20
Varjyam	05:20 – 05:43
Dur Muhūrta	08:06 – 08:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	04:44 – 06:32 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	06:32 – 08:20 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:20 – 10:08 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:08 – 11:56 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:56 – 13:45 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:45 – 15:33 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:33 – 17:21 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	17:21 – 19:09 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	19:09 – 20:21 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	20:21 – 21:33 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:33 – 22:45 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:45 – 23:56 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:56 – 01:08 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:08 – 02:20 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:20 – 03:32 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	03:32 – 04:44 (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 Time

Kali Year	5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870232.27
Julian Day	2458697.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1266°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	11.22°

🪷 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 (24.1266°), declination 17.87°, EoT -5.95 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: 2019-08-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)