पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · July 18, 2027 CE

Also observed today

कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति · Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)Pan-Hindu
झूलन पूर्णिमा · Jhūlan Pūrṇimā (Rādhā-Krishna swing)Vaishnava
ऋग्वेद उपाकर्मन् · Ṛg-Veda UpākarmanSmarta
यजुर्वेद उपाकर्मन् · Yajur-Veda UpākarmanSmarta
हयग्रीव जयन्ती · Hayagrīva JayantīVaishnava

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 2.21 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga

वेदाविनाशिनं नित्यं य एनमजमव्ययम्।

कथं स पुरुषः पार्थ कं घातयति हन्ति कम्।।2.21।।

"2.21 He who knows the Spirit as Indestructible, Immortal, Unborn, Always-the-Same, how should he kill or cause to be killed?" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 2.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2084 Raudra

Śaka Saṁvat: 1949 Plavaṅga

Bengali Saṁvat: 1434

Malayalam Era: 1203

Nanakshahi: 558

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	91.00°	Karka	Punarvasu P4
चन्द्र Candra	264.28°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	157.03°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha	70.06°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	123.90°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
शुक्र Śukra	83.75°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
शनि Śani	3.22°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:30 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:22 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:56 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	18:52 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:07 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	14 Hours 52 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	9 Hours 07 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	02:31 – 03:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:16 – 04:30
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:27 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:25 – 15:25
Godhūli Muhūrta	19:10 – 19:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:22 – 20:00
Amṛta Kāla	19:07 – 20:52
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:27 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	17:31 – 19:22
Yamaganda	11:56 – 13:48
Gulika Kāla	15:39 – 17:31
Varjyam	05:08 – 05:31
Dur Muhūrta	07:58 – 08:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	04:30 – 06:22 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	06:22 – 08:13 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:13 – 10:05 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:05 – 11:56 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:56 – 13:48 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:48 – 15:39 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:39 – 17:31 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	17:31 – 19:22 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	19:22 – 20:31 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	20:31 – 21:39 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:39 – 22:48 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:48 – 23:56 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:56 – 01:05 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:05 – 02:13 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:13 – 03:22 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	03:22 – 04:30 (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 Pūrṇimā + Pūrva Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:

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

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1873139.27
Julian Day	2461604.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2377°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	173.97°

🪷 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 (24.2377°), declination 21.09°, EoT -5.86 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: 2027-07-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)