पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · July 27, 2016 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 6.33 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

योऽयं योगस्त्वया प्रोक्तः साम्येन मधुसूदन।

एतस्याहं न पश्यामि चञ्चलत्वात् स्थितिं स्थिराम्।।6.33।।
"6.33 Arjuna said: I do not see how I can attain this state of equanimity which Thou has revealed, owing to the restlessness of my mind." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.33's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya100.37°KarkaPuṣya P3
चन्द्र Candra11.38°MeṣaAśvinī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala213.44°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
बुध Budha119.73°KarkaAśleṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati146.48°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra113.92°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शनि Śani225.75°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:39 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:14 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:08 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:53 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 35 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 24 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:42 – 03:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:26 – 04:39
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta14:23 – 15:21
Godhūli Muhūrta19:02 – 19:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:14 – 19:51
Amṛta Kāla18:59 – 20:44
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:57 – 13:46
Yamaganda06:29 – 08:18
Gulika Kāla10:07 – 11:57
Varjyam05:16 – 05:39
Dur Muhūrta 08:03 – 08:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha04:39 – 06:29 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:29 – 08:18 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:18 – 10:07 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:07 – 11:57 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:57 – 13:46 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:46 – 15:35 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:35 – 17:25 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:25 – 19:14 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:14 – 20:25 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:25 – 21:35 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:35 – 22:46 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:46 – 23:57 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:57 – 01:07 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:07 – 02:18 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:18 – 03:29 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:29 – 04:39 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869131.27
Julian Day2457596.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0845°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)271.37°
🪷 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 (24.0845°), declination 19.15°, EoT -6.18 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: 2016-07-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)