पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · August 17, 2040 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.18 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं परिज्ञाता त्रिविधा कर्मचोदना।करणं कर्म कर्तेति त्रिविधः कर्मसंग्रहः।।18.18।।

"18.18 Knowledge, the knower and the object of knowledge, these are the three incentives to action; and the act, the actor and the instrument are the threefold constituents." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2097 Śrīmukha

Śaka Saṁvat: 1962 Raudra

Bengali Saṁvat: 1447

Malayalam Era: 1216

Nanakshahi: 571

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Jyeṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	120.35°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
चन्द्र Candra	226.56°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	156.61°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha	123.72°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	157.08°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra	141.00°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani	163.94°	Kanyā	Hasta P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:01 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:48 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:54 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	14:21 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	23:37 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 47 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 12 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:10 – 04:06
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:52 – 05:01
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:27 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:12 – 15:07
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:36 – 19:00
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:48 – 19:22
Amṛta Kāla	18:33 – 20:18
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:27 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:11 – 11:54
Yamaganda	15:21 – 17:04
Gulika Kāla	06:44 – 08:28
Varjyam	05:35 – 05:57
Dur Muhūrta	08:14 – 08:41

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)

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 · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:01 – 06:44 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	06:44 – 08:28 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:28 – 10:11 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:11 – 11:54 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:54 – 13:38 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:38 – 15:21 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:21 – 17:04 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	17:04 – 18:48 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:48 – 20:04 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	20:04 – 21:21 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:21 – 22:38 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:38 – 23:54 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:54 – 01:11 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:11 – 02:28 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:28 – 03:44 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	03:44 – 05:01 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°

Longitude: -87.6298°

Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5142
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1877918.27
Julian Day	2466383.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.4205°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	109.52°

🪷 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 (24.4205°), declination 13.26°, EoT -3.75 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: 2040-08-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)