पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · July 28, 2013 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 16.2 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
अहिंसा सत्यमक्रोधस्त्यागः शान्तिरपैशुनम्।दया भूतेष्वलोलुप्त्वं मार्दवं ह्रीरचापलम्।।16.2।।
"16.2 harmlessness, truth, absence of wrath, renunciation, contentment, straightforwardness, compassion towards all, uncovetousness, courtesy, modesty, constancy," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya101.10°KarkaPuṣya P3
चन्द्र Candra351.08°MīnaRevatī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala75.51°MithunaĀrdrā P3
बुध Budha81.57°MithunaPunarvasu P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati72.58°MithunaĀrdrā P2
शुक्र Śukra132.39°SiṃhaMaghā P4
शनि Śani190.84°TulāSvātī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:40 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:14 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:12 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:01 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 33 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 26 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:43 – 03:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:27 – 04:40
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta14:22 – 15:21
Godhūli Muhūrta19:02 – 19:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:14 – 19:50
Amṛta Kāla18:59 – 20:44
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:24 – 19:14
Yamaganda11:57 – 13:46
Gulika Kāla15:35 – 17:24
Varjyam05:16 – 05:40
Dur Muhūrta 08:04 – 08:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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 · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg04:40 – 06:29 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:29 – 08:18 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:18 – 10:07 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:07 – 11:57 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:57 – 13:46 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:46 – 15:35 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:35 – 17:24 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:24 – 19:14 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha19:14 – 20:24 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:24 – 21:35 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:35 – 22:46 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:46 – 23:57 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:57 – 01:07 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:07 – 02:18 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:18 – 03:29 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:29 – 04:40 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868036.27
Julian Day2456501.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0426°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)248.10°
🪷 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 (24.0426°), declination 18.98°, 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: 2013-07-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)