पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · July 28, 2019 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.38 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
विषयेन्द्रियसंयोगाद्यत्तदग्रेऽमृतोपमम्।परिणामे विषमिव तत्सुखं राजसं स्मृतम्।।18.38।।
"18.38 That which as first is like nectar, because the senses revel in their objects, but in the end acts like poison - that pleasure arises from Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.38's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya100.59°KarkaPuṣya P3
चन्द्र Candra46.14°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala112.17°KarkaAśleṣā P2
बुध Budha90.25°KarkaPunarvasu P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati230.71°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra95.59°KarkaPuṣya P1
शनि Śani261.71°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:39 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:14 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:50 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:47 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 34 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 25 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:43 – 03:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:27 – 04:39
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 Kāla17:25 – 19:14
Yamaganda11:57 – 13:46
Gulika Kāla15:35 – 17:25
Varjyam05:16 – 05:39
Dur Muhūrta 08:03 – 08:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg04:39 – 06:29 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:29 – 08:18 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:18 – 10:07 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:07 – 11:57 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:57 – 13:46 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:46 – 15:35 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:35 – 17:25 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:25 – 19:14 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha19:14 – 20:25 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:25 – 21:35 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:35 – 22:46 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:46 – 23:57 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:57 – 01:07 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:07 – 02:18 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:18 – 03:29 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:29 – 04:39 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870227.27
Julian Day2458692.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1264°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)307.27°
🪷 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 (24.1264°), declination 19.08°, 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: 2019-07-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)