पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · August 3, 2021 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.74 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

सञ्जय उवाचइत्यहं वासुदेवस्य पार्थस्य च महात्मनः।संवादमिममश्रौषमद्भुतं रोमहर्षणम्।।18.74।।

"18.74 Sanjaya told: "Thus have I heard this rare, wonderful and soul-stirring discourse of the Lord Shri Krishna and the great-souled Arjuna." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.74'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 Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Rohiṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	106.80°	Karka	Aśleṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra	43.84°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	128.15°	Siṃha	Maghā P3
बुध Budha	108.13°	Karka	Aśleṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	305.19°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra	139.92°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani	286.00°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:46 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:07 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:56 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	00:18 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	15:12 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	14 Hours 21 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	9 Hours 38 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	02:51 – 03:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:34 – 04:46
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:28 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:20 – 15:17
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:55 – 19:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:07 – 19:43
Amṛta Kāla	18:52 – 20:37
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:28 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:32 – 17:19
Yamaganda	08:21 – 10:09
Gulika Kāla	11:56 – 13:44
Varjyam	05:22 – 05:45
Dur Muhūrta	08:07 – 08:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	04:46 – 06:34 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	06:34 – 08:21 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:21 – 10:09 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:09 – 11:56 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:56 – 13:44 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:44 – 15:32 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:32 – 17:19 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	17:19 – 19:07 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	19:07 – 20:19 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	20:19 – 21:32 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:32 – 22:44 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:44 – 23:56 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:56 – 01:09 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:09 – 02:21 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:21 – 03:34 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	03:34 – 04:46 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°

Longitude: -87.6298°

Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Daśamī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870964.27
Julian Day	2459429.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1546°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	296.20°

🪷 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 (24.1546°), declination 17.48°, EoT -5.88 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: 2021-08-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)