पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · May 18, 2036 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 13.2 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga

श्री भगवानुवाचइदं शरीरं कौन्तेय क्षेत्रमित्यभिधीयते।एतद्यो वेत्ति तं प्राहुः क्षेत्रज्ञ इति तद्विदः।।13.2।।

"13.2 Lord Shri Krishna replied: O Arjuna! The body of man is the playground of the Self; and That which knows the activities of Matter, sages call the Self." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 13.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2093 Śukla

Śaka Saṁvat: 1958 Nala

Bengali Saṁvat: 1443

Malayalam Era: 1212

Nanakshahi: 567

Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Indra
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	33.34°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
चन्द्र Candra	299.91°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	75.12°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P3
बुध Budha	14.15°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	36.82°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P4
शुक्र Śukra	50.99°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P4
शनि Śani	108.57°	Karka	Aśleṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:27 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:07 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:47 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	00:19 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	10:47 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	14 Hours 39 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	9 Hours 20 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	02:30 – 03:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:14 – 04:27
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:18 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:13 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:55 – 19:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:07 – 19:43
Amṛta Kāla	18:52 – 20:37
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:18 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	17:17 – 19:07
Yamaganda	11:47 – 13:37
Gulika Kāla	15:27 – 17:17
Varjyam	05:04 – 05:27
Dur Muhūrta	07:52 – 08:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	04:27 – 06:17 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	06:17 – 08:07 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:07 – 09:57 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	09:57 – 11:47 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:47 – 13:37 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:37 – 15:27 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:27 – 17:17 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	17:17 – 19:07 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	19:07 – 20:17 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	20:17 – 21:27 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:27 – 22:37 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:37 – 23:47 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:47 – 00:57 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	00:57 – 02:07 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:07 – 03:17 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	03:17 – 04:27 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°

Longitude: -87.6298°

Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Dhaniṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5138
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1876366.27
Julian Day	2464831.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.3612°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	268.50°

🪷 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 (24.3612°), declination 19.64°, EoT 3.69 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: 2036-05-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)