पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · July 29, 2019 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 18.39 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यदग्रे चानुबन्धे च सुखं मोहनमात्मनः।निद्रालस्यप्रमादोत्थं तत्तामसमुदाहृतम्।।18.39।।
"18.39 While the pleasure which from first to last merely drugs the senses, which springs from indolence, lethargy and folly - that pleasure flows from Ignorance." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.39'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 Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya101.55°KarkaPuṣya P3
चन्द्र Candra59.77°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala112.81°KarkaAśleṣā P2
बुध Budha89.91°MithunaPunarvasu P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati230.66°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra96.82°KarkaPuṣya P2
शनि Śani261.64°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:40 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:13 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:35 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:44 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 32 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 27 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:44 – 03:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:28 – 04:40
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta14:22 – 15:20
Godhūli Muhūrta19:01 – 19:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:13 – 19:49
Amṛta Kāla18:58 – 20:43
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:29 – 08:19
Yamaganda10:08 – 11:57
Gulika Kāla13:46 – 15:35
Varjyam05:17 – 05:40
Dur Muhūrta 08:04 – 08:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta04:40 – 06:29 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:29 – 08:19 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:19 – 10:08 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:08 – 11:57 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:57 – 13:46 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:46 – 15:35 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:35 – 17:24 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:24 – 19:13 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala19:13 – 20:24 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:24 – 21:35 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:35 – 22:46 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:46 – 23:57 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:57 – 01:08 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:08 – 02:19 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:19 – 03:29 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:29 – 04:40 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870228.27
Julian Day2458693.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1264°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)319.34°
🪷 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 18.85°, EoT -6.15 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: 2019-07-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)