पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · June 3, 2021 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.13 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

पञ्चैतानि महाबाहो कारणानि निबोध मे।सांख्ये कृतान्ते प्रोक्तानि सिद्धये सर्वकर्मणाम्।।18.13।।

"18.13 I will tell thee now, O Mighty Man, the five causes which, according to the final decision of philosophy, must concur before an action can be accomplished." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda

Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1428

Malayalam Era: 1197

Nanakshahi: 552

Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	48.56°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra	327.12°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	90.32°	Karka	Punarvasu P4
बुध Budha	59.78°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	307.51°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra	66.18°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P4
शनि Śani	289.29°	Makara	Śravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:17 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:20 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:48 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	00:32 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	12:13 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	15 Hours 03 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	8 Hours 56 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	02:16 – 03:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:02 – 04:17
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:18 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:19 – 15:19
Godhūli Muhūrta	19:08 – 19:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:20 – 19:58
Amṛta Kāla	19:05 – 20:50
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:18 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:41 – 15:34
Yamaganda	04:17 – 06:10
Gulika Kāla	08:03 – 09:56
Varjyam	04:54 – 05:19
Dur Muhūrta	07:48 – 08:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	04:17 – 06:10 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	06:10 – 08:03 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	08:03 – 09:56 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	09:56 – 11:48 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	11:48 – 13:41 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:41 – 15:34 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	15:34 – 17:27 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	17:27 – 19:20 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	19:20 – 20:27 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	20:27 – 21:34 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	21:34 – 22:41 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:41 – 23:48 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	23:48 – 00:56 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	00:56 – 02:03 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	02:03 – 03:10 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	03:10 – 04:17 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°

Longitude: -87.6298°

Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Pūrva Bhādrapadā alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870903.27
Julian Day	2459368.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1522°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	275.70°

🪷 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 (24.1522°), declination 22.32°, EoT 2.05 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: 2021-06-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)