पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · September 3, 2028 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 12.12 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga

श्रेयो हि ज्ञानमभ्यासाज्ज्ञानाद्ध्यानं विशिष्यते।ध्यानात्कर्मफलत्यागस्त्यागाच्छान्तिरनन्तरम्।।12.12।।

"12.12 Knowledge is superior to blind action, meditation to mere knowledge, renunciation of the fruit of action to meditation, and where there is renunciation peace will follow." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 12.12'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 Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	136.82°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra	306.35°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	94.32°	Karka	Puṣya P1
बुध Budha	163.20°	Kanyā	Hasta P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	157.67°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra	92.12°	Karka	Punarvasu P4
शनि Śani	16.92°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:18 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:21 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:49 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:45 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:30 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 02 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 57 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:34 – 04:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:13 – 05:18
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:23 – 12:15
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:00 – 14:52
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:09 – 18:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:21 – 18:53
Amṛta Kāla	18:06 – 19:51
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:23 – 00:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:43 – 18:21
Yamaganda	11:49 – 13:27
Gulika Kāla	15:05 – 16:43
Varjyam	05:51 – 06:12
Dur Muhūrta	08:21 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (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):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:18 – 06:56 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	06:56 – 08:34 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:34 – 10:12 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:12 – 11:49 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:49 – 13:27 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:27 – 15:05 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:05 – 16:43 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:43 – 18:21 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:21 – 19:43 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:43 – 21:05 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:05 – 22:27 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:27 – 23:49 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:49 – 01:12 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:12 – 02:34 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:34 – 03:56 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	03:56 – 05:18 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°

Longitude: -87.6298°

Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 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	5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1873552.27
Julian Day	2462017.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2535°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	170.18°

🪷 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 (24.2535°), declination 7.41°, EoT 1.15 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: 2028-09-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)