पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · July 26, 2011 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 14.17 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
सत्त्वात्सञ्जायते ज्ञानं रजसो लोभ एव च।प्रमादमोहौ तमसो भवतोऽज्ञानमेव च।।14.17।।
"14.17 Purity engenders Wisdom, Passion avarice, and Ignorance folly, infatuation and darkness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.17'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 Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya98.73°KarkaPuṣya P2
चन्द्र Candra40.38°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala60.14°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha124.49°SiṃhaMaghā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati14.28°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra92.66°KarkaPunarvasu P4
शनि Śani167.66°KanyāHasta P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:37 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:16 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:39 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:28 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 38 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 21 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:40 – 03:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:24 – 04:37
Abhijit Muhūrta11:27 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta14:23 – 15:22
Godhūli Muhūrta19:04 – 19:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:16 – 19:53
Amṛta Kāla19:01 – 20:46
Niśīta Muhūrta23:27 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:36 – 17:26
Yamaganda08:17 – 10:07
Gulika Kāla11:57 – 13:47
Varjyam05:14 – 05:37
Dur Muhūrta 08:02 – 08:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)
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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga04:37 – 06:27 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:27 – 08:17 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:17 – 10:07 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:07 – 11:57 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:57 – 13:47 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:47 – 15:36 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:36 – 17:26 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:26 – 19:16 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:16 – 20:26 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:26 – 21:36 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:36 – 22:47 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:47 – 23:57 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:57 – 01:07 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:07 – 02:17 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:17 – 03:27 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:27 – 04:37 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867303.27
Julian Day2455768.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0145°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)302.28°
🪷 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 19.54°, EoT -6.19 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: 2011-07-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)