पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · August 21, 2027 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.

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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.55 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

प्रजहाति यदा कामान् सर्वान् पार्थ मनोगतान्।

आत्मन्येवात्मना तुष्टः स्थितप्रज्ञस्तदोच्यते।।2.55।।
"2.55 Lord Shri Krishna replied: When a man has given up the desires of his heart and is satisfied with the Self alone, be sure that he has reached the highest state." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.55's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2084 Raudra
Śaka Saṁvat: 1949 Plavaṅga
Bengali Saṁvat: 1434
Malayalam Era: 1203
Nanakshahi: 558
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya123.55°SiṃhaMaghā P2
चन्द्र Candra344.98°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala177.67°KanyāCitrā P2
बुध Budha132.60°SiṃhaMaghā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati131.01°SiṃhaMaghā P4
शुक्र Śukra125.68°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शनि Śani3.54°MeṣaAśvinī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:04 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:43 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:53 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:23 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:55 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 39 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 20 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:15 – 04:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:56 – 05:04
Abhijit Muhūrta11:26 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta14:10 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta18:31 – 18:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:43 – 19:17
Amṛta Kāla18:28 – 20:13
Niśīta Muhūrta23:26 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:29 – 10:11
Yamaganda13:36 – 15:18
Gulika Kāla05:04 – 06:46
Varjyam05:38 – 06:00
Dur Muhūrta 08:15 – 08:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:04 – 06:46 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:46 – 08:29 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:29 – 10:11 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:11 – 11:53 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:53 – 13:36 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:36 – 15:18 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:18 – 17:00 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:00 – 18:43 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:43 – 20:00 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:00 – 21:18 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:18 – 22:36 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:36 – 23:53 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:53 – 01:11 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:11 – 02:29 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:29 – 03:46 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:46 – 05:04 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°
Longitude: -87.6298°
Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873173.27
Julian Day2461638.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2390°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)224.59°
🪷 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 (24.2390°), declination 12.24°, EoT -2.80 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: 2027-08-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)