पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · August 16, 2008 CE
🕉️ Sapta-Mokṣa-Puri · Localize for your Pīṭha
अयोध्या मथुरा माया काशी काञ्ची ह्यवन्तिका। पुरी द्वारावती चैव सप्तैते मोक्षदायिकाः॥ — Garuḍa Purāṇa · the 7 cities that grant mokṣa
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Also observed today
- कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति · Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)Pan-Hindu
- झूलन पूर्णिमा · Jhūlan Pūrṇimā (Rādhā-Krishna swing)Vaishnava
- ऋग्वेद उपाकर्मन् · Ṛg-Veda UpākarmanSmarta
- यजुर्वेद उपाकर्मन् · Yajur-Veda UpākarmanSmarta
- हयग्रीव जयन्ती · Hayagrīva JayantīVaishnava
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.6 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अजोऽपि सन्नव्ययात्मा भूतानामीश्वरोऽपि सन्।
प्रकृतिं स्वामधिष्ठाय संभवाम्यात्ममायया।।4.6।।
प्रकृतिं स्वामधिष्ठाय संभवाम्यात्ममायया।।4.6।।
"4.6 have no beginning. Though I am imperishable, as well as Lord of all that exists, yet by My own will and power do I manifest Myself." — Shri Purohit Swami
📜 तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1415
Malayalam Era: 1184
Nanakshahi: 539
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)
🌙 पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs (the time-elements)
| तिथि (Tithi) | Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Śravaṇa Pada 3 |
| योग (Yoga) | Saubhāgya |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Viṣṭi |
| वार (Vāra) | Śanivāra (Saturday) |
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 119.58° | Karka | Aśleṣā P4 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 289.47° | Makara | Śravaṇa P3 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 153.75° | Kanyā | Uttara Phalgunī P3 |
| बुध Budha | 135.73° | Siṃha | Pūrva Phalgunī P1 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 259.97° | Dhanu | Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P2 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 138.02° | Siṃha | Pūrva Phalgunī P2 |
| शनि Śani | 135.35° | Siṃha | Pūrva Phalgunī P1 |
☀️ Chicago, USA — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · UTC-6)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 04:59 UTC-6 |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 18:50 UTC-6 |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 11:54 UTC-6 |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 18:13 UTC-6 |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 04:15 UTC-6 |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 13 Hours 50 Mins 12 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 10 Hours 09 Mins 48 Secs |
✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 03:09 – 04:04 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 03:50 – 04:59 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:27 – 12:22 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 14:13 – 15:08 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 18:38 – 19:02 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 18:50 – 19:24 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 18:35 – 20:20 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:27 – 00:22 |
⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 08:27 – 10:11 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 13:38 – 15:22 |
| Gulika Kāla | 04:59 – 06:43 |
| Varjyam | 05:34 – 05:56 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 08:13 – 08:41 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
⭐ तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala
Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna
🕉️ चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows
| Day-1 Kāla | 04:59 – 06:43 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Śubha | 06:43 – 08:27 (auspicious) |
| Day-3 Roga | 08:27 – 10:11 (inauspicious) |
| Day-4 Udveg | 10:11 – 11:54 (inauspicious) |
| Day-5 Chala | 11:54 – 13:38 (neutral) |
| Day-6 Labha | 13:38 – 15:22 (auspicious) |
| Day-7 Amṛta | 15:22 – 17:06 (auspicious) |
| Day-8 Kāla | 17:06 – 18:50 (inauspicious) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Labha | 18:50 – 20:06 (auspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Amṛta | 20:06 – 21:22 (auspicious) |
| Night-3 Kāla | 21:22 – 22:38 (inauspicious) |
| Night-4 Śubha | 22:38 – 23:54 (auspicious) |
| Night-5 Roga | 23:54 – 01:11 (inauspicious) |
| Night-6 Udveg | 01:11 – 02:27 (inauspicious) |
| Night-7 Chala | 02:27 – 03:43 (neutral) |
| Night-8 Labha | 03:43 – 04:59 (auspicious) |
🌐 Coordinates
Latitude: 41.8781°
Longitude: -87.6298°
Timezone: UTC+-6
🚶 आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.
🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance
Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Śravaṇa alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)
-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)
🌌 Cosmic Time — Where This Moment Sits in the Mahāyuga
These five values anchor today within the Sūrya-Siddhānta time-architecture. Kali Year counts from the Kali-epoch (18 Feb 3102 BCE · midnight Ujjain · when Krishna's mortal-form departed). Ahargaṇa is the day-count since that epoch — the canonical time-coordinate used by every Vedic computation on this substrate. Julian Day is the astronomical universal day-number (continuous · no calendar discontinuities). Ayanāṁśa is the angular offset between sidereal (rāśi-based · the Vedic frame) and tropical (equinox-based) coordinates · currently growing at ~50.29″/year as Earth's axis precesses. Sun-Moon angle determines the tithi (0-360° elongation / 12° per tithi).
| Kali Year | 5110 · Kali-5110 |
|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch) | 1866229.27 · 5109.6 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2454694.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 23.9735° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 169.40° · determines today's tithi (12° = 1 tithi · so 15/30) |
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate:Vidhyamitra Sūrya-SiddhāntaMethod:Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equationTier-2 localization:spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanāṁśa (23.9735°) · declination 13.67° · EoT -3.97 min · verified ±1 min vs DrikpanchangLineage:Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Maitreya → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara I → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Jyeṣṭhadeva → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrateAccess:Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed (the bhakta's sole niṣkāma-karma-sevā)Computed for:2008-08-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)