पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · August 3, 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 6.40 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

पार्थ नैवेह नामुत्र विनाशस्तस्य विद्यते।

नहि कल्याणकृत्कश्िचद्दुर्गतिं तात गच्छति।।6.40।।
"6.40 Lord Shri Krishna replied: My beloved child! There is no destruction for him, either in this world or in the next. No evil fate awaits him who treads the path of righteousness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.40's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla 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)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya107.06°KarkaAśleṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra109.18°KarkaAśleṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala215.89°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
बुध Budha130.60°SiṃhaMaghā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati147.76°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra122.52°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शनि Śani225.59°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:46 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:07 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:59 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:11 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 20 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 39 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:51 – 03:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:34 – 04:46
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta14:20 – 15:17
Godhūli Muhūrta18:55 – 19:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:07 – 19:43
Amṛta Kāla18:52 – 20:37
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:56 – 13:44
Yamaganda06:34 – 08:21
Gulika Kāla10:09 – 11:56
Varjyam05:22 – 05:45
Dur Muhūrta 08:07 – 08:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha04:46 – 06:34 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:34 – 08:21 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:21 – 10:09 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:09 – 11:56 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:56 – 13:44 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:44 – 15:32 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:32 – 17:19 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:19 – 19:07 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:07 – 20:19 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:19 – 21:32 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:32 – 22:44 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:44 – 23:56 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:56 – 01:09 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:09 – 02:21 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:21 – 03:34 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:34 – 04:46 (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 Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869138.27
Julian Day2457603.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0847°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)3.94°
🪷 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 (24.0847°), declination 17.43°, EoT -5.88 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: 2016-08-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)