पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · July 22, 2015 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 17.1 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाचये शास्त्रविधिमुत्सृज्य यजन्ते श्रद्धयाऽन्विताः।तेषां निष्ठा तु का कृष्ण सत्त्वमाहो रजस्तमः।।17.1।।
"17.1 "Arjuna asked: My Lord! Those who do acts of sacrifice, not according to the scriptures but nevertheless with implicit faith, what is their condition? Is it one of Purity, of Passion or of Ignorance?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya94.88°KarkaPuṣya P1
चन्द्र Candra161.60°KanyāHasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala84.03°MithunaPunarvasu P2
बुध Budha92.60°KarkaPunarvasu P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati120.86°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शुक्र Śukra126.26°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शनि Śani214.10°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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)10:28 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:19 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 45 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 14 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:36 – 03:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:20 – 04:34
Abhijit Muhūrta11:27 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta14:24 – 15:23
Godhūli Muhūrta19:07 – 19:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:19 – 19:56
Amṛta Kāla19:04 – 20:49
Niśīta Muhūrta23:27 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:57 – 13:47
Yamaganda06:24 – 08:15
Gulika Kāla10:06 – 11:57
Varjyam05:11 – 05:34
Dur Muhūrta 08:00 – 08:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha04:34 – 06:24 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:24 – 08:15 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:15 – 10:06 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:06 – 11:57 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:57 – 13:47 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:47 – 15:38 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:38 – 17:29 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:29 – 19:19 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:19 – 20:29 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:29 – 21:38 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:38 – 22:47 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:47 – 23:57 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:57 – 01:06 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:06 – 02:15 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:15 – 03:24 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:24 – 04:34 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868760.27
Julian Day2457225.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0703°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)69.93°
🪷 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 (24.0703°), declination 20.37°, 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: 2015-07-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)