पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · December 12, 2028 CE

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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 16.10 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga

काममाश्रित्य दुष्पूरं दम्भमानमदान्विताः।मोहाद्गृहीत्वासद्ग्राहान्प्रवर्तन्तेऽशुचिव्रताः।।16.10।।

"16.10 Giving themselves up to insatiable passions, hypocritical, self-sufficient and arrogant, cherishing false conception founded on delusion, they work only to carry out their own unholy purposes." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 16.10's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati

Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka

Bengali Saṁvat: 1435

Malayalam Era: 1204

Nanakshahi: 559

Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Citrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	236.27°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra	183.43°	Tulā	Citrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	151.09°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha	247.96°	Dhanu	Mūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	177.90°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
शुक्र Śukra	211.47°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4
शनि Śani	10.67°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	07:10 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	16:20 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:45 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	02:49 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	13:38 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	9 Hours 10 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	14 Hours 49 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:56 – 06:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	06:24 – 07:10
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:27 – 12:03
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:17 – 13:53
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:08 – 16:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	16:20 – 16:43
Amṛta Kāla	16:05 – 17:50
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:27 – 00:03

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:03 – 15:11
Yamaganda	09:27 – 10:36
Gulika Kāla	11:45 – 12:54
Varjyam	07:33 – 07:47
Dur Muhūrta	09:18 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

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 · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	07:10 – 08:18 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	08:18 – 09:27 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	09:27 – 10:36 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:36 – 11:45 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:45 – 12:54 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	12:54 – 14:03 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:03 – 15:11 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	15:11 – 16:20 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	16:20 – 18:11 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	18:11 – 20:03 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:03 – 21:54 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	21:54 – 23:45 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:45 – 01:36 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:36 – 03:27 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:27 – 05:18 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	05:18 – 07:10 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°

Longitude: -87.6298°

Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1873652.27
Julian Day	2462117.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2574°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	308.53°

🪷 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 (24.2574°), declination -23.10°, EoT 5.54 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: 2028-12-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)