पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · August 18, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.23 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
नैनं छिन्दन्ति शस्त्राणि नैनं दहति पावकः।

न चैनं क्लेदयन्त्यापो न शोषयति मारुतः।।2.23।।
"2.23 Weapons cleave It not, fire burns It not, water drenches It not, and wind dries It not." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya121.16°SiṃhaMaghā P1
चन्द्र Candra55.16°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala162.37°KanyāHasta P1
बुध Budha102.35°KarkaPuṣya P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati80.93°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra86.36°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शनि Śani336.75°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:01 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:47 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:57 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:03 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 45 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 14 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:11 – 04:06
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:53 – 05:01
Abhijit Muhūrta11:27 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta14:12 – 15:07
Godhūli Muhūrta18:35 – 18:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:47 – 19:21
Amṛta Kāla18:32 – 20:17
Niśīta Muhūrta23:27 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:44 – 08:28
Yamaganda10:11 – 11:54
Gulika Kāla13:37 – 15:20
Varjyam05:36 – 05:58
Dur Muhūrta 08:14 – 08:41

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:01 – 06:44 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:44 – 08:28 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:28 – 10:11 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:11 – 11:54 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:54 – 13:37 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:37 – 15:20 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:20 – 17:04 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:04 – 18:47 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:47 – 20:04 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:04 – 21:20 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:20 – 22:37 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:37 – 23:54 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:54 – 01:11 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:11 – 02:28 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:28 – 03:44 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:44 – 05:01 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°
Longitude: -87.6298°
Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872440.27
Julian Day2460905.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2110°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)294.08°
🪷 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 (24.2110°), declination 13.06°, EoT -3.53 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: 2025-08-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)