पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · February 14, 2027 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.20 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

दातव्यमिति यद्दानं दीयतेऽनुपकारिणे।देशे काले च पात्रे च तद्दानं सात्त्विकं स्मृतम्।।17.20।।

"17.20 The gift which is given without thought of recompense, in the belief that it ought to be made, in a fit place, at an opportune time and to a deserving person - such a gift is Pure." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2084 Raudra

Śaka Saṁvat: 1949 Plavaṅga

Bengali Saṁvat: 1434

Malayalam Era: 1203

Nanakshahi: 558

Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	300.87°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra	27.12°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	128.33°	Siṃha	Maghā P3
बुध Budha	309.79°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	117.18°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra	257.42°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani	347.31°	Mīna	Revatī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:49 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:21 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:05 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	10:39 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	01:02 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 32 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 27 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:24 – 06:07
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:56 – 06:49
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:44 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:51 – 14:33
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:09 – 17:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:21 – 17:48
Amṛta Kāla	17:06 – 18:51
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:44 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:02 – 17:21
Yamaganda	12:05 – 13:24
Gulika Kāla	14:43 – 16:02
Varjyam	07:15 – 07:32
Dur Muhūrta	09:16 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	06:49 – 08:08 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	08:08 – 09:27 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:27 – 10:46 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:46 – 12:05 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:05 – 13:24 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:24 – 14:43 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:43 – 16:02 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:02 – 17:21 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	17:21 – 19:02 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:02 – 20:43 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:43 – 22:24 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:24 – 00:05 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:05 – 01:46 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:46 – 03:27 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:27 – 05:08 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	05:08 – 06:49 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°

Longitude: -87.6298°

Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

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

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872985.27
Julian Day	2461450.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2319°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	89.24°

🪷 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 (24.2319°), declination -13.15°, EoT -14.59 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: 2027-02-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)