पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · July 26, 2017 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 18.7 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
नियतस्य तु संन्यासः कर्मणो नोपपद्यते।मोहात्तस्य परित्यागस्तामसः परिकीर्तितः।।18.7।।
"18.7 It is not right to give up actions which are obligatory; and if they are misunderstood, it is the result of sheer ignorance." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla 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)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya99.17°KarkaPuṣya P2
चन्द्र Candra134.23°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala99.23°KarkaPuṣya P2
बुध Budha125.78°SiṃhaMaghā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati171.78°KanyāHasta P4
शुक्र Śukra59.24°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शनि Śani237.65°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:38 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:15 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:43 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:51 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 37 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 22 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:41 – 03:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:25 – 04:38
Abhijit Muhūrta11:27 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta14:23 – 15:21
Godhūli Muhūrta19:03 – 19:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:15 – 19:52
Amṛta Kāla19:00 – 20:45
Niśīta Muhūrta23:27 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:57 – 13:46
Yamaganda06:28 – 08:17
Gulika Kāla10:07 – 11:57
Varjyam05:15 – 05:38
Dur Muhūrta 08:03 – 08:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha04:38 – 06:28 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:28 – 08:17 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:17 – 10:07 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:07 – 11:57 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:57 – 13:46 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:46 – 15:36 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:36 – 17:26 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:26 – 19:15 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:15 – 20:26 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:26 – 21:36 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:36 – 22:46 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:46 – 23:57 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:57 – 01:07 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:07 – 02:17 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:17 – 03:28 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:28 – 04:38 (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 Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869495.27
Julian Day2457960.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0984°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)35.15°
🪷 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 (24.0984°), declination 19.42°, EoT -6.19 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: 2017-07-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)