पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · September 26, 2021 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 2.3 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga

क्लैब्यं मा स्म गमः पार्थ नैतत्त्वय्युपपद्यते।

क्षुद्रं हृदयदौर्बल्यं त्यक्त्वोत्तिष्ठ परन्तप।।2.3।।

"2.3 O Arjuna! Why give way to unmanliness? O thou who art the terror of thine enemies! Shake off such shameful effeminacy, make ready to act!" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 2.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa 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)	Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	159.03°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra	36.04°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	162.67°	Kanyā	Hasta P1
बुध Budha	181.20°	Tulā	Citrā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	298.95°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra	202.89°	Tulā	Viśākhā P1
शनि Śani	282.94°	Makara	Śravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:41 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:41 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:41 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	20:09 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	10:50 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 59 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 00 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:05 – 04:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:41 – 05:41
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:17 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:41 – 14:29
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:29 – 17:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:41 – 18:11
Amṛta Kāla	17:26 – 19:11
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:17 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:11 – 17:41
Yamaganda	11:41 – 13:11
Gulika Kāla	14:41 – 16:11
Varjyam	06:11 – 06:30
Dur Muhūrta	08:29 – 08:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

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 Udveg	05:41 – 07:11 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:11 – 08:41 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:41 – 10:11 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:11 – 11:41 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:41 – 13:11 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:11 – 14:41 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:41 – 16:11 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:11 – 17:41 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	17:41 – 19:11 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:11 – 20:41 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:41 – 22:11 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:11 – 23:41 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:41 – 01:11 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:11 – 02:41 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:41 – 04:11 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:11 – 05:41 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°

Longitude: -87.6298°

Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī + 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)	1871018.27
Julian Day	2459483.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1566°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	240.02°

🪷 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 (24.1566°), declination -1.27°, EoT 9.50 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: 2021-09-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)