पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · August 17, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.50 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
सञ्जय उवाच

इत्यर्जुनं वासुदेवस्तथोक्त्वा

स्वकं रूपं दर्शयामास भूयः।

आश्वासयामास च भीतमेनं

भूत्वा पुनः सौम्यवपुर्महात्मा।।11.50।।
"11.50 Sanjaya continued: "Having thus spoken to Arjuna, Lord Shri Krishna showed Himself again in His accustomed form; and the Mighty Lord, in gentle tones, softly consoled him who lately trembled with fear." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.50's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya120.42°SiṃhaMaghā P1
चन्द्र Candra73.86°MithunaĀrdrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala83.39°MithunaPunarvasu P2
बुध Budha140.16°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati154.22°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra74.37°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शनि Śani17.01°MeṣaBharaṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:01 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:48 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:14 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:22 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 47 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 12 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:10 – 04:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:52 – 05:01
Abhijit Muhūrta11:27 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta14:12 – 15:07
Godhūli Muhūrta18:36 – 19:00
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:48 – 19:22
Amṛta Kāla18:33 – 20:18
Niśīta Muhūrta23:27 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:38 – 15:21
Yamaganda05:01 – 06:44
Gulika Kāla08:27 – 10:11
Varjyam05:35 – 05:57
Dur Muhūrta 08:14 – 08:41

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:01 – 06:44 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:44 – 08:27 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:27 – 10:11 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:11 – 11:54 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:54 – 13:38 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:38 – 15:21 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:21 – 17:05 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:05 – 18:48 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:48 – 20:05 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:05 – 21:21 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:21 – 22:38 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:38 – 23:54 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:54 – 01:11 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:11 – 02:27 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:27 – 03:44 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:44 – 05:01 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873535.27
Julian Day2462000.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2529°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)315.19°
🪷 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 (24.2529°), declination 13.30°, 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: 2028-08-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)