पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · April 8, 2036 CE

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BG 11.37 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga

कस्माच्च ते न नमेरन्महात्मन्

गरीयसे ब्रह्मणोऽप्यादिकर्त्रे।

अनन्त देवेश जगन्निवास

त्वमक्षरं सदसत्तत्परं यत्।।11.37।।

"11.37 How should they do otherwise? O Thou Supremest Self, greater than the Powers of creation, the First Cause, Infinite, the Lord of Lords, the Home of the universe, Imperishable, Being and Not-Being, yet transcending both." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 11.37's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2093 Śukla

Śaka Saṁvat: 1958 Nala

Bengali Saṁvat: 1443

Malayalam Era: 1212

Nanakshahi: 567

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	354.44°	Mīna	Revatī P3
चन्द्र Candra	137.97°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	50.07°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P4
बुध Budha	11.92°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	27.71°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
शुक्र Śukra	38.48°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P4
शनि Śani	107.52°	Karka	Aśleṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:22 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:24 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:53 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	14:59 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	03:55 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 02 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 57 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:37 – 04:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:16 – 05:22
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:27 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:03 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:12 – 18:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:24 – 18:56
Amṛta Kāla	18:09 – 19:54
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:27 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:08 – 16:46
Yamaganda	08:37 – 10:15
Gulika Kāla	11:53 – 13:30
Varjyam	05:54 – 06:15
Dur Muhūrta	08:24 – 08:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: West

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:22 – 06:59 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	06:59 – 08:37 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:37 – 10:15 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:15 – 11:53 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:53 – 13:30 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:30 – 15:08 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:08 – 16:46 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:46 – 18:24 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:24 – 19:46 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:46 – 21:08 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:08 – 22:30 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:30 – 23:53 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:53 – 01:15 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:15 – 02:37 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:37 – 03:59 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	03:59 – 05:22 (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)	1876326.27
Julian Day	2464791.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.3596°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	145.20°

🪷 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 (24.3596°), declination 7.36°, EoT -2.19 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: 2036-04-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)