पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · October 8, 2025 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 3.2 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga

व्यामिश्रेणेव वाक्येन बुद्धिं मोहयसीव मे।

तदेकं वद निश्िचत्य येन श्रेयोऽहमाप्नुयाम्।।3.2।।

"3.2 Thy language perplexes me and confuses my reason. Therefore please tell me the only way by which I may, without doubt, secure my spiritual welfare." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 3.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta

Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu

Bengali Saṁvat: 1432

Malayalam Era: 1201

Nanakshahi: 556

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Aśvinī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	170.81°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
चन्द्र Candra	3.12°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	196.11°	Tulā	Svātī P3
बुध Budha	187.36°	Tulā	Svātī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	88.94°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P3
शुक्र Śukra	148.22°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani	333.09°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:54 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:20 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:37 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:45 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	07:08 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 26 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 33 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:23 – 05:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:57 – 05:54
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:14 – 12:00
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:32 – 14:17
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:08 – 17:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:20 – 17:49
Amṛta Kāla	17:05 – 18:50
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:14 – 00:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:37 – 13:03
Yamaganda	07:20 – 08:46
Gulika Kāla	10:11 – 11:37
Varjyam	06:23 – 06:41
Dur Muhūrta	08:34 – 08:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	05:54 – 07:20 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:20 – 08:46 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:46 – 10:11 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:11 – 11:37 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:37 – 13:03 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:03 – 14:29 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	14:29 – 15:55 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	15:55 – 17:20 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	17:20 – 18:55 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	18:55 – 20:29 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	20:29 – 22:03 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:03 – 23:37 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:37 – 01:11 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:11 – 02:46 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:46 – 04:20 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:20 – 05:54 (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 Kṛṣṇa Pratipada + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:

-3101-02-18 — Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872491.27
Julian Day	2460956.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2130°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	190.66°

🪷 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 (24.2130°), declination -5.92°, EoT 13.23 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: 2025-10-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)