पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · July 13, 3227 BCE

🪷 आज: इन्दिरा एकादशी — Indirā Ekādaśī
Falls in Pitṛ Pakṣa; liberates ancestors from naraka.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.8 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
न हि प्रपश्यामि ममापनुद्या

द्यच्छोकमुच्छोषणमिन्द्रियाणाम्।

अवाप्य भूमावसपत्नमृद्धम्

राज्यं सुराणामपि चाधिपत्यम्।।2.8।।
"2.8 For should I attain the monarchy of the visible world, or over the invisible world, it would not drive away the anguish which is now paralysing my senses."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -3169
Śaka Saṁvat: -3304
Bengali Saṁvat: -3819
Malayalam Era: -4050
Nanakshahi: -4695
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya142.35°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra90.16°KarkaPunarvasu P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala222.44°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
बुध Budha168.56°KanyāHasta P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati171.03°KanyāHasta P4
शुक्र Śukra152.09°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani267.39°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:19 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:33 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:28 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:27 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)15 Hours 13 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)8 Hours 46 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:17 – 03:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:03 – 04:19
Abhijit Muhūrta11:25 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta14:28 – 15:29
Godhūli Muhūrta19:21 – 19:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:33 – 20:11
Amṛta Kāla19:18 – 21:03
Niśīta Muhūrta23:25 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:13 – 08:08
Yamaganda10:02 – 11:56
Gulika Kāla13:50 – 15:44
Varjyam04:57 – 05:22
Dur Muhūrta 07:52 – 08:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta04:19 – 06:13 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:13 – 08:08 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:08 – 10:02 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:02 – 11:56 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:56 – 13:50 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:50 – 15:44 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:44 – 17:38 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:38 – 19:33 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala19:33 – 20:38 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:38 – 21:44 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:44 – 22:50 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:50 – 23:56 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:56 – 01:02 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:02 – 02:08 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:08 – 03:13 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:13 – 04:19 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°
Longitude: -87.6298°
Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year-124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-45510.73
Julian Day542954.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-49.1434°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)307.81°
🪷 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 (-49.1434°), declination 23.40°, EoT -5.36 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: -3226-07-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)