पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · July 21, 2021 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.61 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

ईश्वरः सर्वभूतानां हृद्देशेऽर्जुन तिष्ठति।भ्रामयन्सर्वभूतानि यन्त्रारूढानि मायया।।18.61।।

"18.61 God dwells in the hearts of all beings, O Arjuna! He causes them to revolve as it were on a wheel by His mystic power." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.61's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda

Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1428

Malayalam Era: 1197

Nanakshahi: 552

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Jyeṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	94.37°	Karka	Puṣya P1
चन्द्र Candra	232.80°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	120.01°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
बुध Budha	81.17°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	306.56°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra	124.36°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
शनि Śani	286.95°	Makara	Śravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:33 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:20 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:57 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	16:35 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	01:45 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	14 Hours 46 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	9 Hours 13 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	02:35 – 03:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:19 – 04:33
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:27 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:24 – 15:23
Godhūli Muhūrta	19:08 – 19:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:20 – 19:57
Amṛta Kāla	19:05 – 20:50
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:27 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:57 – 13:47
Yamaganda	06:24 – 08:15
Gulika Kāla	10:06 – 11:57
Varjyam	05:10 – 05:34
Dur Muhūrta	08:00 – 08:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	04:33 – 06:24 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	06:24 – 08:15 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:15 – 10:06 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:06 – 11:57 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:57 – 13:47 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:47 – 15:38 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:38 – 17:29 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	17:29 – 19:20 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	19:20 – 20:29 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	20:29 – 21:38 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:38 – 22:47 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:47 – 23:57 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:57 – 01:06 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:06 – 02:15 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:15 – 03:24 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	03:24 – 04:33 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°

Longitude: -87.6298°

Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Dvādaśī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870951.27
Julian Day	2459416.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1541°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	140.58°

🪷 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 (24.1541°), declination 20.45°, EoT -6.05 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: 2021-07-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)