पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · October 10, 2020 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 10.28 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga

आयुधानामहं वज्रं धेनूनामस्मि कामधुक्।

प्रजनश्चास्मि कन्दर्पः सर्पाणामस्मि वासुकिः।।10.28।।

"10.28 I am the Thunderbolt among weapons; of cows I am the Cow of Plenty, I am Passion in those who procreate, and I am the Cobra among serpents." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 10.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1427

Malayalam Era: 1196

Nanakshahi: 551

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Punarvasu Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	173.06°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
चन्द्र Candra	83.26°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	357.80°	Mīna	Revatī P4
बुध Budha	196.59°	Tulā	Svātī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	264.42°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra	134.03°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani	271.28°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:57 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:17 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:37 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	22:08 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	13:08 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 20 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 39 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:26 – 05:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:00 – 05:57
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:14 – 11:59
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:30 – 14:16
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:05 – 17:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:17 – 17:45
Amṛta Kāla	17:02 – 18:47
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:14 – 23:59

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:47 – 10:12
Yamaganda	13:02 – 14:27
Gulika Kāla	05:57 – 07:22
Varjyam	06:25 – 06:43
Dur Muhūrta	08:35 – 08:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (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 · 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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	05:57 – 07:22 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:22 – 08:47 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:47 – 10:12 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:12 – 11:37 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:37 – 13:02 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:02 – 14:27 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	14:27 – 15:52 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	15:52 – 17:17 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	17:17 – 18:52 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	18:52 – 20:27 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	20:27 – 22:02 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:02 – 23:37 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:37 – 01:12 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:12 – 02:47 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:47 – 04:22 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:22 – 05:57 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°

Longitude: -87.6298°

Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870667.27
Julian Day	2459132.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1432°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	274.22°

🪷 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 (24.1432°), declination -6.76°, EoT 13.74 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: 2020-10-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)