पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · December 15, 2019 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 2.53 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga

श्रुतिविप्रतिपन्ना ते यदा स्थास्यति निश्चला।

समाधावचला बुद्धिस्तदा योगमवाप्स्यसि।।2.53।।

"2.53 When the intellect, bewildered by the multiplicity of holy scripts, stands unperturbed in blissful contemplation of the Infinite, then hast thou attained Spirituality." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 2.53's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri

Bengali Saṁvat: 1426

Malayalam Era: 1195

Nanakshahi: 550

Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Punarvasu Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	238.62°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra	94.13°	Karka	Puṣya P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	202.62°	Tulā	Viśākhā P1
बुध Budha	223.81°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	248.66°	Dhanu	Mūla P3
शुक्र Śukra	269.14°	Dhanu	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani	265.28°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	07:12 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	16:21 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:46 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	18:46 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	09:30 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	9 Hours 09 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	14 Hours 50 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:58 – 06:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	06:26 – 07:12
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:28 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:18 – 13:55
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:09 – 16:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	16:21 – 16:44
Amṛta Kāla	16:06 – 17:51
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:28 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:12 – 16:21
Yamaganda	11:46 – 12:55
Gulika Kāla	14:04 – 15:12
Varjyam	07:35 – 07:49
Dur Muhūrta	09:20 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

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

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	07:12 – 08:20 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	08:20 – 09:29 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:29 – 10:38 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:38 – 11:46 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:46 – 12:55 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	12:55 – 14:04 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:04 – 15:12 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	15:12 – 16:21 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	16:21 – 18:12 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	18:12 – 20:04 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:04 – 21:55 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	21:55 – 23:46 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:46 – 01:38 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:38 – 03:29 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:29 – 05:20 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	05:20 – 07:12 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°

Longitude: -87.6298°

Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:

-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870367.27
Julian Day	2458832.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1317°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	214.62°

🪷 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 (24.1317°), declination -23.24°, EoT 4.18 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: 2019-12-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)