पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · July 12, 2019 CE

🪷 आज: देवशयनी एकादशी — Devśayanī Ekādaśī
Bhagavān Viṣṇu enters yoga-nidrā; Cāturmāsya begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.22 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यत्तु कृत्स्नवदेकस्मिन्कार्ये सक्तमहैतुकम्।अतत्त्वार्थवदल्पं च तत्तामसमुदाहृतम्।।18.22।।
"18.22 But that which clings blindly to one idea as if it were all, without logic, truth or insight, that has its origin in Darkness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya85.32°MithunaPunarvasu P2
चन्द्र Candra208.15°TulāViśākhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala102.03°KarkaPuṣya P3
बुध Budha99.46°KarkaPuṣya P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati231.77°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra75.93°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शनि Śani262.85°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:25 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:26 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:13 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:01 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)15 Hours 00 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)8 Hours 59 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:25 – 03:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:10 – 04:25
Abhijit Muhūrta11:26 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta14:26 – 15:26
Godhūli Muhūrta19:14 – 19:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:26 – 20:04
Amṛta Kāla19:11 – 20:56
Niśīta Muhūrta23:26 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:03 – 11:56
Yamaganda15:41 – 17:33
Gulika Kāla06:18 – 08:11
Varjyam05:03 – 05:27
Dur Muhūrta 07:56 – 08:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala04:25 – 06:18 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:18 – 08:11 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:11 – 10:03 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:03 – 11:56 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:56 – 13:48 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:48 – 15:41 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:41 – 17:33 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:33 – 19:26 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:26 – 20:33 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:33 – 21:41 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:41 – 22:48 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:48 – 23:56 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:56 – 01:03 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:03 – 02:11 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:11 – 03:18 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:18 – 04:25 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Ekādaśī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870211.27
Julian Day2458676.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1258°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)121.53°
🪷 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 (24.1258°), declination 22.03°, EoT -5.24 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: 2019-07-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)