पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · February 21, 2029 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.29 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

बुद्धेर्भेदं धृतेश्चैव गुणतस्त्रिविधं श्रृणु।प्रोच्यमानमशेषेण पृथक्त्वेन धनञ्जय।।18.29।।

"18.29 Reason and conviction are threefold, according to the Quality which is dominant. I will explain them fully and severally, O Arjuna!" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.29's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1436

Malayalam Era: 1205

Nanakshahi: 560

Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Indra
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	308.43°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra	31.74°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	168.87°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
बुध Budha	284.73°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	182.95°	Tulā	Citrā P3
शुक्र Śukra	300.40°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani	12.07°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:38 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:31 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:05 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	10:21 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	00:54 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 52 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 07 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:11 – 05:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:44 – 06:38
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:43 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:53 – 14:37
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:19 – 17:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:31 – 17:58
Amṛta Kāla	17:16 – 19:01
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:43 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	12:05 – 13:26
Yamaganda	08:00 – 09:22
Gulika Kāla	10:43 – 12:05
Varjyam	07:06 – 07:23
Dur Muhūrta	09:11 – 09:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	06:38 – 08:00 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	08:00 – 09:22 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	09:22 – 10:43 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:43 – 12:05 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	12:05 – 13:26 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:26 – 14:48 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	14:48 – 16:09 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:09 – 17:31 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	17:31 – 19:09 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:09 – 20:48 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	20:48 – 22:26 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:26 – 00:05 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	00:05 – 01:43 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:43 – 03:22 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	03:22 – 05:00 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	05:00 – 06:38 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°

Longitude: -87.6298°

Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

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

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1873723.27
Julian Day	2462188.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2601°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	86.57°

🪷 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 (24.2601°), declination -10.52°, EoT -14.19 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: 2029-02-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)