पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · July 28, 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 5.4 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
सांख्ययोगौ पृथग्बालाः प्रवदन्ति न पण्डिताः।

एकमप्यास्थितः सम्यगुभयोर्विन्दते फलम्।।5.4।।
"5.4 Only the unenlightened speak of wisdom and right action as separate, not the wise. If any man knows one, he enjoys the fruit of both." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.4'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 Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya101.35°KarkaPuṣya P3
चन्द्र Candra213.47°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala169.46°KanyāHasta P3
बुध Budha102.46°KarkaPuṣya P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati45.27°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra56.90°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शनि Śani179.35°KanyāCitrā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:40 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:13 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:36 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:14 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 33 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 26 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:44 – 03:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:27 – 04:40
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta14:22 – 15:20
Godhūli Muhūrta19:01 – 19:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:13 – 19:50
Amṛta Kāla18:58 – 20:43
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:18 – 10:08
Yamaganda13:46 – 15:35
Gulika Kāla04:40 – 06:29
Varjyam05:16 – 05:40
Dur Muhūrta 08:04 – 08:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla04:40 – 06:29 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:29 – 08:18 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:18 – 10:08 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:08 – 11:57 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:57 – 13:46 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:46 – 15:35 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:35 – 17:24 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:24 – 19:13 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:13 – 20:24 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:24 – 21:35 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:35 – 22:46 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:46 – 23:57 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:57 – 01:08 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:08 – 02:18 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:18 – 03:29 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:29 – 04:40 (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 Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867671.27
Julian Day2456136.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0286°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)113.71°
🪷 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 (24.0286°), declination 18.92°, EoT -6.17 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: 2012-07-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)