पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · October 7, 2028 CE

Also observed today

सङ्कष्टी चतुर्थी · Saṅkaṣṭī CaturthīPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 13.26 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga

अन्ये त्वेवमजानन्तः श्रुत्वाऽन्येभ्य उपासते।तेऽपि चातितरन्त्येव मृत्युं श्रुतिपरायणाः।।13.26।।

"13.26 Others again, having no direct knowledge but only hearing from others, nevertheless worship, and they, too, if true to the teachings, cross the sea of death." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 13.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati

Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka

Bengali Saṁvat: 1435

Malayalam Era: 1204

Nanakshahi: 559

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	170.05°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
चन्द्र Candra	27.43°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	115.31°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
बुध Budha	160.69°	Kanyā	Hasta P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	164.96°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
शुक्र Śukra	130.78°	Siṃha	Maghā P4
शनि Śani	15.35°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:53 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:22 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:38 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	18:55 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	09:19 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 28 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 31 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:22 – 05:07
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:56 – 05:53
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:15 – 12:01
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:32 – 14:18
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:10 – 17:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:22 – 17:50
Amṛta Kāla	17:07 – 18:52
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:15 – 00:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:45 – 10:12
Yamaganda	13:04 – 14:30
Gulika Kāla	05:53 – 07:19
Varjyam	06:22 – 06:40
Dur Muhūrta	08:34 – 08:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	05:53 – 07:19 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:19 – 08:45 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:45 – 10:12 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:12 – 11:38 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:38 – 13:04 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:04 – 14:30 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	14:30 – 15:56 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	15:56 – 17:22 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	17:22 – 18:56 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	18:56 – 20:30 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	20:30 – 22:04 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:04 – 23:38 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:38 – 01:12 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:12 – 02:45 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:45 – 04:19 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:19 – 05:53 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°

Longitude: -87.6298°

Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturthī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1873586.27
Julian Day	2462051.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2548°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	220.06°

🪷 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 (24.2548°), declination -5.64°, EoT 12.96 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: 2028-10-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)