पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · July 16, 2011 CE

🪷 आज: मिथुन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mithuna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Gemini.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.7 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
रजो रागात्मकं विद्धि तृष्णासङ्गसमुद्भवम्।तन्निबध्नाति कौन्तेय कर्मसङ्गेन देहिनम्।।14.7।।
"14.7 Passion, engendered by thirst for pleasure and attachment, binds the soul through its fondness for activity." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1418
Malayalam Era: 1187
Nanakshahi: 542
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya89.18°MithunaPunarvasu P3
चन्द्र Candra278.48°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala53.29°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
बुध Budha115.49°KarkaAśleṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati13.08°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra80.37°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शनि Śani167.06°KanyāHasta P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:29 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:24 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:44 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:22 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 55 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 04 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:29 – 03:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:14 – 04:29
Abhijit Muhūrta11:26 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta14:25 – 15:25
Godhūli Muhūrta19:12 – 19:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:24 – 20:01
Amṛta Kāla19:09 – 20:54
Niśīta Muhūrta23:26 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:12 – 10:04
Yamaganda13:48 – 15:40
Gulika Kāla04:29 – 06:20
Varjyam05:06 – 05:30
Dur Muhūrta 07:57 – 08:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla04:29 – 06:20 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:20 – 08:12 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:12 – 10:04 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:04 – 11:56 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:56 – 13:48 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:48 – 15:40 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:40 – 17:32 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:32 – 19:24 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:24 – 20:32 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:32 – 21:40 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:40 – 22:48 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:48 – 23:56 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:56 – 01:04 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:04 – 02:12 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:12 – 03:20 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:20 – 04:29 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867293.27
Julian Day2455758.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0142°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)191.40°
🪷 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 (24.0142°), declination 21.44°, EoT -5.68 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: 2011-07-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)