पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · September 4, 2019 CE

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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.76 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

राजन्संस्मृत्य संस्मृत्य संवादमिममद्भुतम्।केशवार्जुनयोः पुण्यं हृष्यामि च मुहुर्मुहुः।।18.76।।

"18.76 O King! The more I think of that marvellous and holy discourse, the more I lose myself in joy." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.76's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri

Bengali Saṁvat: 1426

Malayalam Era: 1195

Nanakshahi: 550

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Svātī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Indra
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	137.12°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra	200.93°	Tulā	Viśākhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	136.30°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha	136.81°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	231.22°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra	142.55°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani	259.88°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:18 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:20 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:49 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	11:02 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	21:07 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 02 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 57 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:34 – 04:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:13 – 05:18
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:23 – 12:15
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:59 – 14:52
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:08 – 18:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:20 – 18:53
Amṛta Kāla	18:05 – 19:50
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:23 – 00:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:49 – 13:27
Yamaganda	06:56 – 08:33
Gulika Kāla	10:11 – 11:49
Varjyam	05:51 – 06:11
Dur Muhūrta	08:20 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	05:18 – 06:56 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	06:56 – 08:33 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:33 – 10:11 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:11 – 11:49 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:49 – 13:27 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:27 – 15:05 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:05 – 16:42 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:42 – 18:20 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	18:20 – 19:42 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:42 – 21:05 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:05 – 22:27 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:27 – 23:49 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:49 – 01:11 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:11 – 02:33 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:33 – 03:56 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	03:56 – 05:18 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°

Longitude: -87.6298°

Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870265.27
Julian Day	2458730.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1278°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	60.92°

🪷 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 (24.1278°), declination 7.35°, EoT 1.50 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: 2019-09-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)