पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · July 28, 2020 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 8.16 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga

आब्रह्मभुवनाल्लोकाः पुनरावर्तिनोऽर्जुन।

मामुपेत्य तु कौन्तेय पुनर्जन्म न विद्यते।।8.16।।

"8.16 The worlds, with the whole realm of creation, come and go; but, O Arjuna, whoso comes to Me, for him there is nor rebirth." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 8.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1427

Malayalam Era: 1196

Nanakshahi: 551

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Svātī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	101.30°	Karka	Puṣya P3
चन्द्र Candra	198.19°	Tulā	Svātī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	351.91°	Mīna	Revatī P2
बुध Budha	82.04°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	266.46°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra	56.36°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P1
शनि Śani	273.96°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:40 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:13 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:57 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	13:19 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	23:30 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	14 Hours 33 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	9 Hours 26 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	02:44 – 03:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:27 – 04:40
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:28 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:22 – 15:20
Godhūli Muhūrta	19:01 – 19:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:13 – 19:50
Amṛta Kāla	18:58 – 20:43
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:28 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:35 – 17:24
Yamaganda	08:18 – 10:08
Gulika Kāla	11:57 – 13:46
Varjyam	05:17 – 05:40
Dur Muhūrta	08:04 – 08:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)

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 · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	04:40 – 06:29 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	06:29 – 08:18 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:18 – 10:08 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:08 – 11:57 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:57 – 13:46 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:46 – 15:35 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:35 – 17:24 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	17:24 – 19:13 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	19:13 – 20:24 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	20:24 – 21:35 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:35 – 22:46 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:46 – 23:57 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:57 – 01:08 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:08 – 02:18 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:18 – 03:29 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	03:29 – 04:40 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Svātī alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870593.27
Julian Day	2459058.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1404°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	95.98°

🪷 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 (24.1404°), declination 18.91°, EoT -6.17 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: 2020-07-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)