पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · August 1, 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 16.6 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
द्वौ भूतसर्गौ लोकेऽस्मिन् दैव आसुर एव च।दैवो विस्तरशः प्रोक्त आसुरं पार्थ मे श्रृणु।।16.6।।
"16.6 All beings are of two classes: Godly and godless. The Godly I have described; I will now describe the other." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.6'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 Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya104.93°KarkaPuṣya P4
चन्द्र Candra40.50°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala78.17°MithunaĀrdrā P4
बुध Budha85.21°MithunaPunarvasu P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati73.43°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शुक्र Śukra137.18°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani190.98°TulāSvātī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:44 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:09 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:14 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:03 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 25 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 34 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:48 – 03:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:32 – 04:44
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta14:21 – 15:18
Godhūli Muhūrta18:57 – 19:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:09 – 19:45
Amṛta Kāla18:54 – 20:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:45 – 15:33
Yamaganda04:44 – 06:32
Gulika Kāla08:20 – 10:08
Varjyam05:20 – 05:43
Dur Muhūrta 08:06 – 08:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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):
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 Śubha04:44 – 06:32 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:32 – 08:20 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:20 – 10:08 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:08 – 11:57 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:57 – 13:45 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:45 – 15:33 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:33 – 17:21 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:21 – 19:09 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta19:09 – 20:21 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:21 – 21:33 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:33 – 22:45 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:45 – 23:57 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:57 – 01:08 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:08 – 02:20 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:20 – 03:32 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:32 – 04:44 (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 Daśamī + 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)1868040.27
Julian Day2456505.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0427°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)293.52°
🪷 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 (24.0427°), declination 18.01°, EoT -6.02 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: 2013-08-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)