पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · August 24, 2028 CE

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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 12.2 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga

श्री भगवानुवाचमय्यावेश्य मनो ये मां नित्ययुक्ता उपासते।श्रद्धया परयोपेतास्ते मे युक्ततमा मताः।।12.2।।

"12.2 Lord Shri Krishna replied: Those who keep their minds fixed on Me, who worship Me always with unwavering faith and concentration; these are the very best." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 12.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla 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)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	127.16°	Siṃha	Maghā P3
चन्द्र Candra	177.82°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	87.93°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P3
बुध Budha	150.58°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	155.61°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra	81.51°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
शनि Śani	17.03°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:08 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:37 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:53 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	09:43 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	20:47 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 29 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 30 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:20 – 04:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:00 – 05:08
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:26 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:07 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:25 – 18:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:37 – 19:11
Amṛta Kāla	18:22 – 20:07
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:26 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:34 – 15:15
Yamaganda	05:08 – 06:49
Gulika Kāla	08:30 – 10:11
Varjyam	05:42 – 06:03
Dur Muhūrta	08:17 – 08:44

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	05:08 – 06:49 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	06:49 – 08:30 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	08:30 – 10:11 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:11 – 11:53 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	11:53 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:34 – 15:15 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	15:15 – 16:56 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:56 – 18:37 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	18:37 – 19:56 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:56 – 21:15 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	21:15 – 22:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:34 – 23:53 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	23:53 – 01:11 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:11 – 02:30 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	02:30 – 03:49 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	03:49 – 05:08 (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)	1873542.27
Julian Day	2462007.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2532°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	47.79°

🪷 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 (24.2532°), declination 10.97°, EoT -1.99 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: 2028-08-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)