पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · December 18, 2035 CE

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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 9.1 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga

श्री भगवानुवाच

इदं तु ते गुह्यतमं प्रवक्ष्याम्यनसूयवे।

ज्ञानं विज्ञानसहितं यज्ज्ञात्वा मोक्ष्यसेऽशुभात्।।9.1।।

"9.1 "Lord Shri Krishna said: I will now reveal to thee, since thou doubtest not, that profound mysticism, which when followed by experience, shall liberate thee from sin." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 9.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2092 Vibhava

Śaka Saṁvat: 1957 Rākṣasa

Bengali Saṁvat: 1442

Malayalam Era: 1211

Nanakshahi: 566

Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Puṣya Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Indra
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	241.57°	Dhanu	Mūla P1
चन्द्र Candra	104.09°	Karka	Puṣya P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	342.98°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3
बुध Budha	259.74°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	16.17°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra	273.62°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani	114.18°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	07:14 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	16:22 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:48 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	19:26 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	09:50 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	9 Hours 08 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	14 Hours 51 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	06:01 – 06:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	06:28 – 07:14
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:29 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:19 – 13:56
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:10 – 16:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	16:22 – 16:45
Amṛta Kāla	16:07 – 17:52
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:29 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:05 – 15:13
Yamaganda	09:31 – 10:39
Gulika Kāla	11:48 – 12:56
Varjyam	07:37 – 07:51
Dur Muhūrta	09:22 – 09:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)

Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	07:14 – 08:22 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	08:22 – 09:31 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	09:31 – 10:39 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:39 – 11:48 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:48 – 12:56 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	12:56 – 14:05 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:05 – 15:13 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	15:13 – 16:22 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	16:22 – 18:13 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	18:13 – 20:05 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:05 – 21:56 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	21:56 – 23:48 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:48 – 01:39 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:39 – 03:31 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:31 – 05:22 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	05:22 – 07:14 (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	5137
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1876214.27
Julian Day	2464679.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.3554°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	219.43°

🪷 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 (24.3554°), declination -23.37°, EoT 2.79 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: 2035-12-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)