पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · July 22, 2013 CE

Also observed today

कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति · Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)Pan-Hindu
झूलन पूर्णिमा · Jhūlan Pūrṇimā (Rādhā-Krishna swing)Vaishnava
ऋग्वेद उपाकर्मन् · Ṛg-Veda UpākarmanSmarta
यजुर्वेद उपाकर्मन् · Yajur-Veda UpākarmanSmarta
हयग्रीव जयन्ती · Hayagrīva JayantīVaishnava

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 15.16 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga

द्वाविमौ पुरुषौ लोके क्षरश्चाक्षर एव च।क्षरः सर्वाणि भूतानि कूटस्थोऽक्षर उच्यते।।15.16।।

"15.16 There are two aspects in Nature: the perishable and the imperishable. All life in this world belongs to the former, the unchanging element belongs to the latter." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 15.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava

Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1420

Malayalam Era: 1189

Nanakshahi: 544

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	95.37°	Karka	Puṣya P1
चन्द्र Candra	265.11°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	71.51°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P2
बुध Budha	79.05°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	71.29°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P2
शुक्र Śukra	125.18°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
शनि Śani	190.68°	Tulā	Svātī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:34 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:19 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:57 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	18:37 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	03:54 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	14 Hours 44 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	9 Hours 15 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	02:36 – 03:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:20 – 04:34
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:27 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:24 – 15:23
Godhūli Muhūrta	19:07 – 19:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:19 – 19:56
Amṛta Kāla	19:04 – 20:49
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:27 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	06:25 – 08:15
Yamaganda	10:06 – 11:57
Gulika Kāla	13:47 – 15:38
Varjyam	05:11 – 05:35
Dur Muhūrta	08:01 – 08:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	04:34 – 06:25 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	06:25 – 08:15 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:15 – 10:06 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:06 – 11:57 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:57 – 13:47 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:47 – 15:38 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:38 – 17:28 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	17:28 – 19:19 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	19:19 – 20:28 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	20:28 – 21:38 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:38 – 22:47 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:47 – 23:57 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:57 – 01:06 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:06 – 02:15 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:15 – 03:25 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	03:25 – 04:34 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°

Longitude: -87.6298°

Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Pūrva Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868030.27
Julian Day	2456495.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0423°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	170.94°

🪷 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 (24.0423°), declination 20.27°, EoT -6.10 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: 2013-07-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)