पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · July 4, 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 14.25 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
मानापमानयोस्तुल्यस्तुल्यो मित्रारिपक्षयोः।सर्वारम्भपरित्यागी गुणातीतः स उच्यते।।14.25।।
"14.25 Who looks equally upon honour and dishonour, loves friends and foes alike, abandons all initiative, such is he who transcends the Qualities." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.25'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)Kṛttikā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya78.21°MithunaĀrdrā P4
चन्द्र Candra31.73°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala59.30°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
बुध Budha86.88°MithunaPunarvasu P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati67.28°MithunaĀrdrā P1
शुक्र Śukra103.45°KarkaPuṣya P4
शनि Śani190.54°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)11:55 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:32 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:05 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)15 Hours 08 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)8 Hours 51 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:19 – 03:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:05 – 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 Kāla13:48 – 15:42
Yamaganda04:20 – 06:14
Gulika Kāla08:07 – 10:01
Varjyam04:58 – 05:22
Dur Muhūrta 07:52 – 08:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha04:20 – 06:14 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:14 – 08:07 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:07 – 10:01 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:01 – 11:55 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:55 – 13:48 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:48 – 15:42 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:42 – 17:35 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:35 – 19:29 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta19:29 – 20:35 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:35 – 21:42 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:42 – 22:48 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:48 – 23:55 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:55 – 01:01 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:01 – 02:07 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:07 – 03:14 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:14 – 04:20 (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 Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868012.27
Julian Day2456477.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0417°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)311.62°
🪷 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 (24.0417°), declination 22.87°, EoT -4.02 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: 2013-07-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)