पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · July 24, 2011 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.15 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
रजसि प्रलयं गत्वा कर्मसङ्गिषु जायते।तथा प्रलीनस्तमसि मूढयोनिषु जायते।।14.15।।
"14.15 When Passion prevails, the soul is reborn among those who love activity; when Ignorance rules, it enters the wombs of the ignorant." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1418
Malayalam Era: 1187
Nanakshahi: 542
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya96.82°KarkaPuṣya P2
चन्द्र Candra15.98°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala58.78°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
बुध Budha123.13°SiṃhaMaghā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati14.06°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra90.20°KarkaPunarvasu P4
शनि Śani167.53°KanyāHasta P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:36 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:18 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:35 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:32 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 42 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 17 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:38 – 03:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:22 – 04:36
Abhijit Muhūrta11:27 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta14:24 – 15:23
Godhūli Muhūrta19:06 – 19:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:18 – 19:55
Amṛta Kāla19:03 – 20:48
Niśīta Muhūrta23:27 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:28 – 19:18
Yamaganda11:57 – 13:47
Gulika Kāla15:37 – 17:28
Varjyam05:12 – 05:36
Dur Muhūrta 08:01 – 08:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg04:36 – 06:26 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:26 – 08:16 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:16 – 10:06 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:06 – 11:57 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:57 – 13:47 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:47 – 15:37 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:37 – 17:28 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:28 – 19:18 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha19:18 – 20:28 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:28 – 21:37 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:37 – 22:47 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:47 – 23:57 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:57 – 01:06 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:06 – 02:16 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:16 – 03:26 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:26 – 04:36 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867301.27
Julian Day2455766.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0145°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)280.52°
🪷 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 (24.0145°), declination 19.97°, EoT -6.16 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: 2011-07-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)