पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · July 22, 2017 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 18.3 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
त्याज्यं दोषवदित्येके कर्म प्राहुर्मनीषिणः।

यज्ञदानतपःकर्म न त्याज्यमिति चापरे।।18.3।।
"18.3 Some philosophers say that all action is evil and should be abandoned. Others that acts of sacrifice, benevolence and austerity should not be given up." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya95.35°KarkaPuṣya P1
चन्द्र Candra76.26°MithunaĀrdrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala96.66°KarkaPuṣya P1
बुध Budha120.90°SiṃhaMaghā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati171.31°KanyāHasta P4
शुक्र Śukra54.68°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शनि Śani237.84°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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)03:07 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:14 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 44 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 15 Mins 13 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 Kāla08:15 – 10:06
Yamaganda13:47 – 15:38
Gulika Kāla04:34 – 06:25
Varjyam05:11 – 05:35
Dur Muhūrta 08:01 – 08:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla04:34 – 06:25 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:25 – 08:15 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:15 – 10:06 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:06 – 11:57 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:57 – 13:47 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:47 – 15:38 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:38 – 17:28 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:28 – 19:19 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:19 – 20:28 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:28 – 21:38 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:38 – 22:47 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:47 – 23:57 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:57 – 01:06 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:06 – 02:15 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:15 – 03:25 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:25 – 04:34 (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 Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869491.27
Julian Day2457956.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0982°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)342.64°
🪷 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 (24.0982°), declination 20.26°, 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: 2017-07-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)