पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · August 10, 2013 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.15 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
आढ्योऽभिजनवानस्मि कोऽन्योऽस्ति सदृशो मया।यक्ष्ये दास्यामि मोदिष्य इत्यज्ञानविमोहिताः।।16.15।।
"16.15 I am rich, I am well-bred; who is there to compare with me? I will sacrifice, I will give, I will pay - and I will enjoy. Thus blinded by Ignorance," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.15'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 Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya113.55°KarkaAśleṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra149.55°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala84.10°MithunaPunarvasu P2
बुध Budha98.44°KarkaPuṣya P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati75.28°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शुक्र Śukra147.92°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani191.39°TulāSvātī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:53 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:58 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:07 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:32 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 05 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 54 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:00 – 03:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:43 – 04:53
Abhijit Muhūrta11:27 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta14:16 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta18:46 – 19:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:58 – 19:33
Amṛta Kāla18:43 – 20:28
Niśīta Muhūrta23:27 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:24 – 10:10
Yamaganda13:41 – 15:27
Gulika Kāla04:53 – 06:39
Varjyam05:28 – 05:51
Dur Muhūrta 08:10 – 08:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla04:53 – 06:39 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:39 – 08:24 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:24 – 10:10 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:10 – 11:56 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:56 – 13:41 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:41 – 15:27 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:27 – 17:13 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:13 – 18:58 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:58 – 20:13 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:13 – 21:27 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:27 – 22:41 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:41 – 23:56 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:56 – 01:10 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:10 – 02:24 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:24 – 03:39 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:39 – 04:53 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868049.27
Julian Day2456514.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0431°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)37.77°
🪷 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 (24.0431°), declination 15.56°, EoT -5.06 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: 2013-08-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)