पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · September 20, 2021 CE

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रास पूर्णिमा · Rāsa Pūrṇimā (Vraja Mahā-Rāsa)Vaishnava
महर्षि वाल्मीकि जयन्ती · Mahārṣi Vālmīki JayantīPan-Hindu
कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति · Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 1.44 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga

उत्सन्नकुलधर्माणां मनुष्याणां जनार्दन।

नरकेऽनियतं वासो भवतीत्यनुशुश्रुम।।1.44।।

"1.44 The wise say, my Lord, that they are forever lost, whose ancient traditions are lost." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 1.44's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda

Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1428

Malayalam Era: 1197

Nanakshahi: 552

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	153.16°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra	321.70°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	158.77°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha	178.71°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	299.43°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra	196.09°	Tulā	Svātī P3
शनि Śani	283.12°	Makara	Śravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:35 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:51 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:43 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:14 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:40 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 16 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 43 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:57 – 04:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:33 – 05:35
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:19 – 12:08
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:46 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:39 – 18:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:51 – 18:22
Amṛta Kāla	17:36 – 19:21
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:19 – 00:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:07 – 08:39
Yamaganda	10:11 – 11:43
Gulika Kāla	13:15 – 14:47
Varjyam	06:06 – 06:25
Dur Muhūrta	08:27 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 Amṛta	05:35 – 07:07 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:07 – 08:39 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:39 – 10:11 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:11 – 11:43 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:43 – 13:15 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:15 – 14:47 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	14:47 – 16:19 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:19 – 17:51 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	17:51 – 19:19 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:19 – 20:47 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	20:47 – 22:15 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:15 – 23:43 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:43 – 01:11 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:11 – 02:39 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:39 – 04:07 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:07 – 05:35 (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 Śukla Pūrṇimā + Pūrva Bhādrapadā alignment also occurred on:

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

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871012.27
Julian Day	2459477.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1564°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	169.91°

🪷 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 (24.1564°), declination 1.07°, EoT 7.35 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: 2021-09-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)