पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · August 12, 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 16.17 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
आत्मसम्भाविताः स्तब्धा धनमानमदान्विताः।यजन्ते नामयज्ञैस्ते दम्भेनाविधिपूर्वकम्।।16.17।।
"16.17 Self-conceited, stubborn, rich, proud and insolent, they make a display of their patronage, disregarding the rules of decency." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.17'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 Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya115.47°KarkaAśleṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra175.39°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala85.41°MithunaPunarvasu P2
बुध Budha102.11°KarkaPuṣya P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati75.68°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शुक्र Śukra150.30°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani191.49°TulāSvātī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:55 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:56 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:19 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:31 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 00 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 59 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:03 – 03:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:45 – 04:55
Abhijit Muhūrta11:27 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta14:15 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta18:44 – 19:08
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:56 – 19:31
Amṛta Kāla18:41 – 20:26
Niśīta Muhūrta23:27 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:40 – 08:25
Yamaganda10:10 – 11:55
Gulika Kāla13:40 – 15:25
Varjyam05:30 – 05:52
Dur Muhūrta 08:11 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta04:55 – 06:40 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:40 – 08:25 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:25 – 10:10 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:10 – 11:55 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:55 – 13:40 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:40 – 15:25 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:25 – 17:10 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:10 – 18:56 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:56 – 20:10 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:10 – 21:25 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:25 – 22:40 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:40 – 23:55 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:55 – 01:10 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:10 – 02:25 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:25 – 03:40 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:40 – 04:55 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868051.27
Julian Day2456516.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0432°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)62.30°
🪷 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 (24.0432°), declination 14.97°, EoT -4.74 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: 2013-08-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)