पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · July 30, 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 18.11 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
न हि देहभृता शक्यं त्यक्तुं कर्माण्यशेषतः।यस्तु कर्मफलत्यागी स त्यागीत्यभिधीयते।।18.11।।
"18.11 But since those still in the body cannot entirely avoid action, in their case abandonment of the fruit of action is considered as complete renunciation." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.11'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 Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya102.99°KarkaPuṣya P3
चन्द्र Candra186.18°TulāCitrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala101.80°KarkaPuṣya P3
बुध Budha129.98°SiṃhaMaghā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati172.29°KanyāHasta P4
शुक्र Śukra63.83°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
शनि Śani237.48°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:42 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:11 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:08 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:50 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 29 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 30 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:46 – 03:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:29 – 04:42
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta14:22 – 15:20
Godhūli Muhūrta18:59 – 19:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:11 – 19:48
Amṛta Kāla18:56 – 20:41
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:23 – 19:11
Yamaganda11:57 – 13:45
Gulika Kāla15:34 – 17:23
Varjyam05:18 – 05:41
Dur Muhūrta 08:05 – 08:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg04:42 – 06:31 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:31 – 08:19 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:19 – 10:08 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:08 – 11:57 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:57 – 13:45 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:45 – 15:34 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:34 – 17:23 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:23 – 19:11 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha19:11 – 20:23 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:23 – 21:34 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:34 – 22:45 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:45 – 23:57 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:57 – 01:08 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:08 – 02:19 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:19 – 03:31 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:31 – 04:42 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869499.27
Julian Day2457964.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0985°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)82.10°
🪷 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 (24.0985°), declination 18.50°, EoT -6.11 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: 2017-07-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)