पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · October 17, 2034 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.18 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

सत्कारमानपूजार्थं तपो दम्भेन चैव यत्।क्रियते तदिह प्रोक्तं राजसं चलमध्रुवम्।।17.18।।

"17.18 Austerity coupled with hypocrisy or performed for the sake of self-glorification, popularity or vanity, comes from Passion, and its result is always doubtful and temporary." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2091 Prabhava

Śaka Saṁvat: 1956 Ānanda

Bengali Saṁvat: 1441

Malayalam Era: 1210

Nanakshahi: 565

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Jyeṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	179.41°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
चन्द्र Candra	231.10°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	159.06°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha	169.78°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	342.00°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra	186.45°	Tulā	Citrā P4
शनि Śani	99.84°	Karka	Puṣya P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:04 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:06 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:35 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	10:26 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	19:38 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 02 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 57 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:36 – 05:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:09 – 06:04
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:13 – 11:57
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:26 – 14:10
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:54 – 17:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:06 – 17:34
Amṛta Kāla	16:51 – 18:36
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:13 – 23:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:21 – 15:44
Yamaganda	08:50 – 10:13
Gulika Kāla	11:35 – 12:58
Varjyam	06:32 – 06:49
Dur Muhūrta	08:39 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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):
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 · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	06:04 – 07:27 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:27 – 08:50 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:50 – 10:13 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:13 – 11:35 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:35 – 12:58 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	12:58 – 14:21 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:21 – 15:44 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	15:44 – 17:06 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	17:06 – 18:44 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	18:44 – 20:21 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:21 – 21:58 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	21:58 – 23:35 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:35 – 01:13 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:13 – 02:50 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:50 – 04:27 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:27 – 06:04 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pañcamī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5136
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1875787.27
Julian Day	2464252.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.3390°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	55.68°

🪷 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 (24.3390°), declination -9.22°, EoT 15.23 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: 2034-10-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)