पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · August 22, 2019 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.63 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
इति ते ज्ञानमाख्यातं गुह्याद्गुह्यतरं मया।विमृश्यैतदशेषेण यथेच्छसि तथा कुरु।।18.63।।
"18.63 Thus have I revealed to thee the Truth, the Mystery of mysteries. Having thought it over, thou art free to act as thou wilt." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.63's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya124.56°SiṃhaMaghā P2
चन्द्र Candra16.27°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala128.03°SiṃhaMaghā P3
बुध Budha111.45°KarkaAśleṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati230.55°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra126.44°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शनि Śani260.31°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:05 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:41 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:53 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:41 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:39 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 36 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 23 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:16 – 04:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:57 – 05:05
Abhijit Muhūrta11:26 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta14:09 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta18:29 – 18:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:41 – 19:15
Amṛta Kāla18:26 – 20:11
Niśīta Muhūrta23:26 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:35 – 15:17
Yamaganda05:05 – 06:47
Gulika Kāla08:29 – 10:11
Varjyam05:39 – 06:01
Dur Muhūrta 08:15 – 08:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:05 – 06:47 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:47 – 08:29 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:29 – 10:11 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:11 – 11:53 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:53 – 13:35 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:35 – 15:17 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:17 – 16:59 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:59 – 18:41 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:41 – 19:59 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:59 – 21:17 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:17 – 22:35 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:35 – 23:53 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:53 – 01:11 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:11 – 02:29 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:29 – 03:47 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:47 – 05:05 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870252.27
Julian Day2458717.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1273°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)255.81°
🪷 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 (24.1273°), declination 11.93°, EoT -2.54 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: 2019-08-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)