पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · September 20, 2023 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 2.26 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga

अथ चैनं नित्यजातं नित्यं वा मन्यसे मृतम्।

तथापि त्वं महाबाहो नैवं शोचितुमर्हसि।।2.26।।

"2.26 Even if thou thinkest of It as constantly being born, constantly dying, even then, O Mighty Man, thou still hast no cause to grieve." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 2.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala

Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana

Bengali Saṁvat: 1430

Malayalam Era: 1199

Nanakshahi: 554

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	152.66°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra	208.85°	Tulā	Viśākhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	170.76°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
बुध Budha	134.95°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	21.01°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra	112.05°	Karka	Aśleṣā P2
शनि Śani	308.02°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:34 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:52 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:43 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	10:34 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	20:21 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 17 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 42 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:56 – 04:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:33 – 05:34
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:19 – 12:08
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:46 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:40 – 18:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:52 – 18:23
Amṛta Kāla	17:37 – 19:22
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:19 – 00:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:43 – 13:15
Yamaganda	07:06 – 08:39
Gulika Kāla	10:11 – 11:43
Varjyam	06:05 – 06:25
Dur Muhūrta	08:26 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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 · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	05:34 – 07:06 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:06 – 08:39 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:39 – 10:11 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:11 – 11:43 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:43 – 13:15 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:15 – 14:48 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	14:48 – 16:20 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:20 – 17:52 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	17:52 – 19:20 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:20 – 20:48 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	20:48 – 22:15 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:15 – 23:43 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:43 – 01:11 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:11 – 02:39 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:39 – 04:06 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:06 – 05:34 (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 Pañcamī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871742.27
Julian Day	2460207.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1843°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	59.40°

🪷 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 (24.1843°), declination 1.26°, 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: 2023-09-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)