पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · August 9, 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 18.21 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
पृथक्त्वेन तु यज्ज्ञानं नानाभावान्पृथग्विधान्।वेत्ति सर्वेषु भूतेषु तज्ज्ञानं विद्धि राजसम्।।18.21।।
"18.21 The knowledge which thinks of the manifold existence in all beings as separate - that comes from Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.21'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 Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya112.57°KarkaAśleṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra307.39°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala108.22°KarkaAśleṣā P1
बुध Budha136.73°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati173.71°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra75.42°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शनि Śani237.14°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:52 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:00 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:32 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:18 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 07 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 52 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:59 – 03:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:41 – 04:52
Abhijit Muhūrta11:27 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta14:17 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta18:48 – 19:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:00 – 19:35
Amṛta Kāla18:45 – 20:30
Niśīta Muhūrta23:27 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:56 – 13:42
Yamaganda06:38 – 08:24
Gulika Kāla10:10 – 11:56
Varjyam05:27 – 05:50
Dur Muhūrta 08:10 – 08:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha04:52 – 06:38 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:38 – 08:24 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:24 – 10:10 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:10 – 11:56 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:56 – 13:42 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:42 – 15:28 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:28 – 17:14 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:14 – 19:00 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:00 – 20:14 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:14 – 21:28 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:28 – 22:42 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:42 – 23:56 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:56 – 01:10 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:10 – 02:24 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:24 – 03:38 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:38 – 04:52 (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)1869509.27
Julian Day2457974.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0989°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)195.35°
🪷 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 (24.0989°), declination 15.84°, EoT -5.21 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: 2017-08-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)