पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · July 28, 2018 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 7.16 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
चतुर्विधा भजन्ते मां जनाः सुकृतिनोऽर्जुन।

आर्तो जिज्ञासुरर्थार्थी ज्ञानी च भरतर्षभ।।7.16।।
"7.16 O Arjuna! The righteous who worship Me are grouped by stages: first, they who suffer, next they who desire knowledge, then they who thirst after truth, and lastly they who attain wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya100.84°KarkaPuṣya P3
चन्द्र Candra282.87°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala279.55°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha119.03°KarkaAśleṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati199.57°TulāSvātī P4
शुक्र Śukra145.26°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani249.55°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:40 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:14 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:11 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:58 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 34 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 25 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:43 – 03:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:27 – 04:40
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta14:22 – 15:21
Godhūli Muhūrta19:02 – 19:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:14 – 19:50
Amṛta Kāla18:59 – 20:44
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:18 – 10:07
Yamaganda13:46 – 15:35
Gulika Kāla04:40 – 06:29
Varjyam05:16 – 05:39
Dur Muhūrta 08:04 – 08:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla04:40 – 06:29 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:29 – 08:18 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:18 – 10:07 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:07 – 11:57 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:57 – 13:46 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:46 – 15:35 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:35 – 17:24 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:24 – 19:14 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:14 – 20:24 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:24 – 21:35 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:35 – 22:46 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:46 – 23:57 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:57 – 01:07 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:07 – 02:18 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:18 – 03:29 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:29 – 04:40 (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 Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869862.27
Julian Day2458327.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1124°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)183.24°
🪷 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 (24.1124°), declination 19.03°, EoT -6.17 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: 2018-07-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)