पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · July 2, 2021 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.42 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

शमो दमस्तपः शौचं क्षान्तिरार्जवमेव च।ज्ञानं विज्ञानमास्तिक्यं ब्रह्मकर्म स्वभावजम्।।18.42।।

"18.42 Serenity, self-restraint, austerity, purity, forgiveness, as well as uprightness, knowledge, wisdom and faith in God - these constitute the duty of a spiritual Teacher." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.42's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda

Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1428

Malayalam Era: 1197

Nanakshahi: 552

Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)

Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	76.25°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P3
चन्द्र Candra	348.07°	Mīna	Revatī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	108.19°	Karka	Aśleṣā P1
बुध Budha	54.73°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	307.79°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra	101.45°	Karka	Puṣya P3
शनि Śani	288.19°	Makara	Śravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:19 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:29 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:54 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	23:41 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	12:22 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	15 Hours 09 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	8 Hours 50 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	02:18 – 03:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:03 – 04:19
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:24 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:26 – 15:26
Godhūli Muhūrta	19:17 – 19:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:29 – 20:07
Amṛta Kāla	19:14 – 20:59
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:24 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:00 – 11:54
Yamaganda	15:42 – 17:35
Gulika Kāla	06:13 – 08:07
Varjyam	04:57 – 05:21
Dur Muhūrta	07:52 – 08:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	04:19 – 06:13 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	06:13 – 08:07 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:07 – 10:00 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:00 – 11:54 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:54 – 13:48 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:48 – 15:42 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:42 – 17:35 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	17:35 – 19:29 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	19:29 – 20:35 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	20:35 – 21:42 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:42 – 22:48 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:48 – 23:54 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:54 – 01:00 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:00 – 02:07 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:07 – 03:13 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	03:13 – 04:19 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°

Longitude: -87.6298°

Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Uttara 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)	1870932.27
Julian Day	2459397.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1533°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	269.88°

🪷 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 (24.1533°), declination 23.03°, EoT -3.66 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: 2021-07-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)