पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · April 24, 2025 CE

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BG 18.32 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

अधर्मं धर्ममिति या मन्यते तमसाऽऽवृता।सर्वार्थान्विपरीतांश्च बुद्धिः सा पार्थ तामसी।।18.32।।

"18.32 And that which, shrouded in Ignorance, thinks wrong right, and sees everything perversely, O Arjuna, that intellect is ruled by Darkness." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.32's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta

Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu

Bengali Saṁvat: 1432

Malayalam Era: 1201

Nanakshahi: 556

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Śatabhiṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	9.92°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra	317.42°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	97.88°	Karka	Puṣya P2
बुध Budha	342.36°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	55.74°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra	332.30°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani	333.01°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:57 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:41 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:49 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	02:42 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	13:56 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 44 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 15 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:07 – 04:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:48 – 04:57
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:21 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:29 – 18:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:41 – 19:15
Amṛta Kāla	18:26 – 20:11
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:21 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:32 – 15:15
Yamaganda	04:57 – 06:40
Gulika Kāla	08:23 – 10:06
Varjyam	05:31 – 05:53
Dur Muhūrta	08:09 – 08:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	04:57 – 06:40 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	06:40 – 08:23 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	08:23 – 10:06 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:06 – 11:49 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	11:49 – 13:32 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:32 – 15:15 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	15:15 – 16:58 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:58 – 18:41 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	18:41 – 19:58 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:58 – 21:15 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	21:15 – 22:32 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:32 – 23:49 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	23:49 – 01:06 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:06 – 02:23 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	02:23 – 03:40 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	03:40 – 04:57 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°

Longitude: -87.6298°

Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872324.27
Julian Day	2460789.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2066°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	309.93°

🪷 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 (24.2066°), declination 12.89°, EoT 1.80 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
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Computed for: 2025-04-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)