पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · June 30, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: देवशयनी एकादशी — Devśayanī Ekādaśī
Bhagavān Viṣṇu enters yoga-nidrā; Cāturmāsya begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.18 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
कर्मण्यकर्म यः पश्येदकर्मणि च कर्म यः।

स बुद्धिमान् मनुष्येषु स युक्तः कृत्स्नकर्मकृत्।।4.18।।
"4.18 He who can see inaction in action, and action in inaction, is the wisest among men. He is a saint, even though he still acts." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya74.64°MithunaĀrdrā P3
चन्द्र Candra203.15°TulāViśākhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala153.96°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha100.27°KarkaPuṣya P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati39.77°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
शुक्र Śukra43.29°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
शनि Śani178.50°KanyāCitrā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:18 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:29 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:28 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:28 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)15 Hours 10 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)8 Hours 49 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:17 – 03:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:02 – 04:18
Abhijit Muhūrta11:23 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta14:26 – 15:26
Godhūli Muhūrta19:17 – 19:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:29 – 20:07
Amṛta Kāla19:14 – 20:59
Niśīta Muhūrta23:23 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:06 – 10:00
Yamaganda13:48 – 15:42
Gulika Kāla04:18 – 06:12
Varjyam04:56 – 05:21
Dur Muhūrta 07:51 – 08:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla04:18 – 06:12 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:12 – 08:06 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:06 – 10:00 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:00 – 11:54 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:54 – 13:48 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:48 – 15:42 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:42 – 17:35 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:35 – 19:29 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:29 – 20:35 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:35 – 21:42 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:42 – 22:48 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:48 – 23:54 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:54 – 01:00 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:00 – 02:06 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:06 – 03:12 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:12 – 04:18 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Ekādaśī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867643.27
Julian Day2456108.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0275°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)130.96°
🪷 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 (24.0275°), declination 23.15°, EoT -3.28 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: 2012-06-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)