पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · March 21, 2025 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.26 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

सद्भावे साधुभावे च सदित्येतत्प्रयुज्यते।प्रशस्ते कर्मणि तथा सच्छब्दः पार्थ युज्यते।।17.26।।

"17.26 Sat' means Reality or the highest Good, and also, O Arjuna, it is used to mean an action of exceptional merit." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta

Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu

Bengali Saṁvat: 1432

Malayalam Era: 1201

Nanakshahi: 556

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Jyeṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	336.47°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra	230.09°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	85.82°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
बुध Budha	343.08°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	50.15°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra	339.42°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani	329.05°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:53 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:04 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:58 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	00:16 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	09:29 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 10 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 49 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:15 – 05:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:52 – 05:53
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:34 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:00 – 14:49
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:52 – 18:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:04 – 18:34
Amṛta Kāla	17:49 – 19:34
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:34 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:27 – 11:58
Yamaganda	15:01 – 16:32
Gulika Kāla	07:24 – 08:56
Varjyam	06:23 – 06:43
Dur Muhūrta	08:43 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:53 – 07:24 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:24 – 08:56 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:56 – 10:27 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:27 – 11:58 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:58 – 13:30 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:30 – 15:01 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:01 – 16:32 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:32 – 18:04 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:04 – 19:32 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:32 – 21:01 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:01 – 22:30 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:30 – 23:58 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:58 – 01:27 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:27 – 02:56 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:56 – 04:24 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:24 – 05:53 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°

Longitude: -87.6298°

Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Saptamī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872290.27
Julian Day	2460755.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2053°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	257.36°

🪷 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 (24.2053°), declination 0.27°, EoT -7.84 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: 2025-03-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)