पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · July 27, 2009 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.24 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
य एवं वेत्ति पुरुषं प्रकृतिं च गुणैः सह।

सर्वथा वर्तमानोऽपि न स भूयोऽभिजायते।।13.24।।
"13.24 He who understands God and Nature along with her qualities, whatever be his condition in life, he comes not again to earth." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2066 Śubhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1931 Virodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1416
Malayalam Era: 1185
Nanakshahi: 540
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya100.17°KarkaPuṣya P3
चन्द्र Candra167.22°KanyāHasta P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala46.24°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
बुध Budha113.77°KarkaAśleṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati300.78°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra60.09°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
शनि Śani144.62°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:39 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:15 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:38 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:12 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 35 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 24 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:42 – 03:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:26 – 04:39
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta14:23 – 15:21
Godhūli Muhūrta19:03 – 19:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:15 – 19:51
Amṛta Kāla19:00 – 20:45
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:28 – 08:18
Yamaganda10:07 – 11:57
Gulika Kāla13:46 – 15:36
Varjyam05:15 – 05:39
Dur Muhūrta 08:03 – 08:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (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
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta04:39 – 06:28 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:28 – 08:18 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:18 – 10:07 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:07 – 11:57 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:57 – 13:46 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:46 – 15:36 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:36 – 17:25 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:25 – 19:15 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala19:15 – 20:25 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:25 – 21:36 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:36 – 22:46 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:46 – 23:57 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:57 – 01:07 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:07 – 02:18 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:18 – 03:28 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:28 – 04:39 (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 Time

Kali Year5111
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866574.27
Julian Day2455039.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9867°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)64.68°
🪷 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 (23.9867°), declination 19.21°, EoT -6.18 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: 2009-07-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)