पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · August 19, 2024 CE

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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 10.35 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga

बृहत्साम तथा साम्नां गायत्री छन्दसामहम्।

मासानां मार्गशीर्षोऽहमृतूनां कुसुमाकरः।।10.35।।

"10.35 Of hymns I am Brihatsama, of metres I am Garatri, among the months I am Margasheersha (December), and I am the Spring among seasons." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 10.35's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala

Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1431

Malayalam Era: 1200

Nanakshahi: 555

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Śravaṇa Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	122.37°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
चन्द्र Candra	292.20°	Makara	Śravaṇa P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	54.99°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P1
बुध Budha	122.15°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	53.14°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra	142.59°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani	323.40°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:03 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:45 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:54 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	18:09 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:17 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 42 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 17 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:13 – 04:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:54 – 05:03
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:26 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:11 – 15:06
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:33 – 18:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:45 – 19:19
Amṛta Kāla	18:30 – 20:15
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:26 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	06:45 – 08:28
Yamaganda	10:11 – 11:54
Gulika Kāla	13:37 – 15:19
Varjyam	05:37 – 05:59
Dur Muhūrta	08:15 – 08:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

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

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	05:03 – 06:45 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	06:45 – 08:28 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:28 – 10:11 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:11 – 11:54 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:54 – 13:37 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:37 – 15:19 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:19 – 17:02 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	17:02 – 18:45 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	18:45 – 20:02 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	20:02 – 21:19 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:19 – 22:37 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:37 – 23:54 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:54 – 01:11 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:11 – 02:28 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:28 – 03:45 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	03:45 – 05:03 (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 + Śravaṇa 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	5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872076.27
Julian Day	2460541.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1971°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	169.13°

🪷 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 (24.1971°), declination 12.66°, EoT -3.29 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: 2024-08-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)