पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · August 3, 2028 CE

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BG 11.36 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga

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स्थाने हृषीकेश तव प्रकीर्त्या

जगत् प्रहृष्यत्यनुरज्यते च।

रक्षांसि भीतानि दिशो द्रवन्ति

सर्वे नमस्यन्ति च सिद्धसङ्घाः।।11.36।।

"11.36 Arjuna said: My Lord! It is natural that the world revels and rejoices when it sings the praises of Thy glory; the demons fly in fear and the saints offer Thee their salutations." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 11.36's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati

Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka

Bengali Saṁvat: 1435

Malayalam Era: 1204

Nanakshahi: 559

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	106.99°	Karka	Aśleṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra	261.13°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	74.19°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P3
बुध Budha	115.70°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	151.58°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra	61.07°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3
शनि Śani	16.70°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:46 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:07 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:56 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:37 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	02:49 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	14 Hours 20 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	9 Hours 39 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	02:52 – 03:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:35 – 04:46
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:28 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:20 – 15:17
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:55 – 19:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:07 – 19:42
Amṛta Kāla	18:52 – 20:37
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:28 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:44 – 15:31
Yamaganda	04:46 – 06:34
Gulika Kāla	08:21 – 10:09
Varjyam	05:22 – 05:45
Dur Muhūrta	08:07 – 08:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)

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):
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 Śubha	04:46 – 06:34 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	06:34 – 08:21 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	08:21 – 10:09 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:09 – 11:56 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	11:56 – 13:44 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:44 – 15:31 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	15:31 – 17:19 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	17:19 – 19:07 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	19:07 – 20:19 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	20:19 – 21:31 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	21:31 – 22:44 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:44 – 23:56 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	23:56 – 01:09 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:09 – 02:21 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	02:21 – 03:34 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	03:34 – 04:46 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°

Longitude: -87.6298°

Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1873521.27
Julian Day	2461986.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2524°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	154.01°

🪷 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 (24.2524°), declination 17.40°, EoT -5.88 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: 2028-08-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)