पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · August 17, 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 2.51 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga

कर्मजं बुद्धियुक्ता हि फलं त्यक्त्वा मनीषिणः।

जन्मबन्धविनिर्मुक्ताः पदं गच्छन्त्यनामयम्।।2.51।।

"2.51 The sages guided by Pure Intellect renounce the fruit of action; and, freed from the chains of rebirth, they reach the highest bliss." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 2.51'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)	Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	119.71°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra	296.64°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	175.14°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
बुध Budha	125.07°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	130.15°	Siṃha	Maghā P4
शुक्र Śukra	120.74°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
शनि Śani	3.61°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:00 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:49 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:54 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	18:32 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:52 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 49 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 10 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:09 – 04:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:51 – 05:00
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:27 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:12 – 15:08
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:37 – 19:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:49 – 19:23
Amṛta Kāla	18:34 – 20:19
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:27 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:22 – 17:05
Yamaganda	08:27 – 10:11
Gulika Kāla	11:54 – 13:38
Varjyam	05:34 – 05:56
Dur Muhūrta	08:13 – 08:41

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

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):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:00 – 06:43 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	06:43 – 08:27 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:27 – 10:11 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:11 – 11:54 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:54 – 13:38 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:38 – 15:22 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:22 – 17:05 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	17:05 – 18:49 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:49 – 20:05 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	20:05 – 21:22 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:22 – 22:38 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:38 – 23:54 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:54 – 01:11 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:11 – 02:27 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:27 – 03:43 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	03:43 – 05:00 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°

Longitude: -87.6298°

Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Dhaniṣṭhā 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)	1873169.27
Julian Day	2461634.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2389°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	177.68°

🪷 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 (24.2389°), declination 13.54°, EoT -3.75 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: 2027-08-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)