पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · July 26, 2012 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 5.2 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

संन्यासः कर्मयोगश्च निःश्रेयसकरावुभौ।

तयोस्तु कर्मसंन्यासात्कर्मयोगो विशिष्यते।।5.2।।
"5.2 Lord Shri Krishna replied: Renunciation of action and the path of right action both lead to the highest; of the two, right action is the better." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya99.44°KarkaPuṣya P2
चन्द्र Candra185.15°TulāCitrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala168.29°KanyāHasta P3
बुध Budha103.92°KarkaPuṣya P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati44.91°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra55.39°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शनि Śani179.25°KanyāCitrā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:38 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:15 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:17 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:02 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 37 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 22 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:41 – 03:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:25 – 04:38
Abhijit Muhūrta11:27 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta14:23 – 15:21
Godhūli Muhūrta19:03 – 19:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:15 – 19:52
Amṛta Kāla19:00 – 20:45
Niśīta Muhūrta23:27 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:46 – 15:36
Yamaganda04:38 – 06:28
Gulika Kāla08:17 – 10:07
Varjyam05:15 – 05:38
Dur Muhūrta 08:03 – 08:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha04:38 – 06:28 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:28 – 08:17 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:17 – 10:07 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:07 – 11:57 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:57 – 13:46 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:46 – 15:36 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:36 – 17:26 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:26 – 19:15 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta19:15 – 20:26 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:26 – 21:36 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:36 – 22:46 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:46 – 23:57 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:57 – 01:07 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:07 – 02:17 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:17 – 03:28 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:28 – 04:38 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Citrā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867669.27
Julian Day2456134.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0285°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)86.89°
🪷 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 (24.0285°), declination 19.38°, 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: 2012-07-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)