पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · August 18, 2031 CE

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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 3.39 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga

आवृतं ज्ञानमेतेन ज्ञानिनो नित्यवैरिणा।

कामरूपेण कौन्तेय दुष्पूरेणानलेन च।।3.39।।

"3.39 It is the wise man's constant enemy; it tarnishes the face of wisdom. It is as insatiable as a flame of fire." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 3.39's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2088 Raktākṣī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1953 Virodhakṛt

Bengali Saṁvat: 1438

Malayalam Era: 1207

Nanakshahi: 562

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Āśleṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)	Nāga
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	120.64°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
चन्द्र Candra	118.94°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	211.14°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4
बुध Budha	110.57°	Karka	Aśleṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	234.83°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra	109.32°	Karka	Aśleṣā P1
शनि Śani	56.54°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:01 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:47 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:54 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	04:53 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	18:41 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 46 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 13 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:11 – 04:06
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:52 – 05:01
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:26 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:12 – 15:07
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:35 – 18:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:47 – 19:22
Amṛta Kāla	18:32 – 20:17
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:26 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	06:44 – 08:27
Yamaganda	10:11 – 11:54
Gulika Kāla	13:37 – 15:21
Varjyam	05:35 – 05:57
Dur Muhūrta	08:14 – 08:41

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	05:01 – 06:44 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	06:44 – 08:27 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:27 – 10:11 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:11 – 11:54 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:54 – 13:37 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:37 – 15:21 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:21 – 17:04 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	17:04 – 18:47 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	18:47 – 20:04 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	20:04 – 21:21 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:21 – 22:37 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:37 – 23:54 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:54 – 01:11 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:11 – 02:27 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:27 – 03:44 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	03:44 – 05:01 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°

Longitude: -87.6298°

Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Āśleṣā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5133
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1874631.27
Julian Day	2463096.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2948°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	358.65°

🪷 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 (24.2948°), declination 13.21°, EoT -3.53 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: 2031-08-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)