पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · October 10, 2025 CE

Also observed today

सङ्कष्टी चतुर्थी · Saṅkaṣṭī CaturthīPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 3.4 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga

न कर्मणामनारम्भान्नैष्कर्म्यं पुरुषोऽश्नुते।

न च संन्यसनादेव सिद्धिं समधिगच्छति।।3.4।।

"3.4 No man can attain freedom from activity by refraining from action; nor can he reach perfection by merely refusing to act." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 3.4'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 Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	172.78°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
चन्द्र Candra	33.20°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	197.49°	Tulā	Svātī P4
बुध Budha	190.33°	Tulā	Svātī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	89.14°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P3
शुक्र Śukra	150.69°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani	332.95°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:56 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:17 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:37 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	19:01 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	09:36 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 20 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 39 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:26 – 05:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:00 – 05:56
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:14 – 11:59
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:30 – 14:16
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:05 – 17:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:17 – 17:46
Amṛta Kāla	17:02 – 18:47
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:14 – 23:59

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:12 – 11:37
Yamaganda	14:27 – 15:52
Gulika Kāla	07:21 – 08:47
Varjyam	06:25 – 06:43
Dur Muhūrta	08:35 – 08:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)

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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:56 – 07:21 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:21 – 08:47 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:47 – 10:12 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:12 – 11:37 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:37 – 13:02 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:02 – 14:27 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	14:27 – 15:52 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	15:52 – 17:17 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	17:17 – 18:52 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	18:52 – 20:27 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	20:27 – 22:02 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:02 – 23:37 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:37 – 01:12 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:12 – 02:47 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:47 – 04:21 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:21 – 05:56 (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 Caturthī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872493.27
Julian Day	2460958.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2130°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	217.66°

🪷 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 -6.68°, EoT 13.74 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: 2025-10-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)