पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · August 2, 2021 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.73 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

अर्जुन उवाचनष्टो मोहः स्मृतिर्लब्धा त्वत्प्रसादान्मयाच्युत।स्थितोऽस्मि गतसन्देहः करिष्ये वचनं तव।।18.73।।

"18.73 Arjuna replied: My Lord! O Immutable One! My delusion has fled. By Thy Grace, O Changeless One, the light has dawned. My doubts are gone, and I stand before Thee ready to do Thy will."" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.73's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa 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)	Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	105.84°	Karka	Puṣya P4
चन्द्र Candra	32.03°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	127.52°	Siṃha	Maghā P3
बुध Budha	106.06°	Karka	Puṣya P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	305.30°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra	138.73°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani	286.07°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:45 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:08 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:56 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	23:45 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	14:18 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	14 Hours 23 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	9 Hours 36 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	02:50 – 03:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:33 – 04:45
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:28 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:20 – 15:18
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:56 – 19:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:08 – 19:44
Amṛta Kāla	18:53 – 20:38
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:28 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	06:33 – 08:21
Yamaganda	10:09 – 11:56
Gulika Kāla	13:44 – 15:32
Varjyam	05:21 – 05:44
Dur Muhūrta	08:06 – 08:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)

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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	04:45 – 06:33 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	06:33 – 08:21 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:21 – 10:09 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:09 – 11:56 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:56 – 13:44 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:44 – 15:32 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:32 – 17:20 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	17:20 – 19:08 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	19:08 – 20:20 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	20:20 – 21:32 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:32 – 22:44 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:44 – 23:56 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:56 – 01:09 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:09 – 02:21 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:21 – 03:33 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	03:33 – 04:45 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°

Longitude: -87.6298°

Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Navamī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870963.27
Julian Day	2459428.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1545°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	285.45°

🪷 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 (24.1545°), declination 17.74°, EoT -5.95 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: 2021-08-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)