पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · July 3, 2013 CE

🪷 आज: कामिका एकादशी — Kāmikā Ekādaśī
First Ekādaśī of Cāturmāsya; equivalent to gift of cow + svarṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.24 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
समदुःखसुखः स्वस्थः समलोष्टाश्मकाञ्चनः।तुल्यप्रियाप्रियो धीरस्तुल्यनिन्दात्मसंस्तुतिः।।14.24।।
"14.24 Who accepts pain and pleasure as it comes, is centred in his Self, to whom a piece of clay or stone or gold are the same, who neither likes nor dislikes, who is steadfast, indifferent alike to praise or censure;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya77.25°MithunaĀrdrā P4
चन्द्र Candra19.74°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala58.62°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
बुध Budha87.37°MithunaPunarvasu P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati67.05°MithunaĀrdrā P1
शुक्र Śukra102.24°KarkaPuṣya P3
शनि Śani190.55°TulāSvātī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:20 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:29 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:01 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:07 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)15 Hours 09 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)8 Hours 50 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:19 – 03:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:04 – 04:20
Abhijit Muhūrta11:24 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta14:26 – 15:26
Godhūli Muhūrta19:17 – 19:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:29 – 20:07
Amṛta Kāla19:14 – 20:59
Niśīta Muhūrta23:24 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:54 – 13:48
Yamaganda06:13 – 08:07
Gulika Kāla10:01 – 11:54
Varjyam04:58 – 05:22
Dur Muhūrta 07:52 – 08:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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):
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 Labha04:20 – 06:13 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:13 – 08:07 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:07 – 10:01 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:01 – 11:54 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:54 – 13:48 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:48 – 15:42 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:42 – 17:35 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:35 – 19:29 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:29 – 20:35 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:35 – 21:42 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:42 – 22:48 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:48 – 23:54 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:54 – 01:01 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:01 – 02:07 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:07 – 03:13 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:13 – 04:20 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868011.27
Julian Day2456476.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0416°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)300.10°
🪷 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 (24.0416°), declination 22.96°, EoT -3.84 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: 2013-07-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)