पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · June 23, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: रथ यात्रा — Ratha-Yātrā (Jagannātha Puri)
Jagannātha's annual ratha-yātrā at Puri.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.11 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
बलं बलवतां चाहं कामरागविवर्जितम्।

धर्माविरुद्धो भूतेषु कामोऽस्मि भरतर्षभ।।7.11।।
"7.11 I am the Strength of the strong, of them who are free from attachment and desire; and, O Arjuna, I am the Desire for righteousness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya67.91°MithunaĀrdrā P1
चन्द्र Candra89.37°MithunaPunarvasu P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala332.46°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha79.54°MithunaĀrdrā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati270.79°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra40.94°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
शनि Śani276.41°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:16 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:29 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:52 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:52 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:44 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)15 Hours 13 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)8 Hours 46 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:14 – 03:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:00 – 04:16
Abhijit Muhūrta11:22 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta14:25 – 15:26
Godhūli Muhūrta19:17 – 19:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:29 – 20:07
Amṛta Kāla19:14 – 20:59
Niśīta Muhūrta23:22 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:41 – 17:35
Yamaganda08:04 – 09:58
Gulika Kāla11:52 – 13:47
Varjyam04:54 – 05:18
Dur Muhūrta 07:49 – 08:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga04:16 – 06:10 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:10 – 08:04 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:04 – 09:58 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha09:58 – 11:52 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:52 – 13:47 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:47 – 15:41 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:41 – 17:35 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:35 – 19:29 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:29 – 20:35 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:35 – 21:41 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:41 – 22:47 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:47 – 23:52 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:52 – 00:58 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha00:58 – 02:04 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:04 – 03:10 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:10 – 04:16 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Dvitīyā + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870558.27
Julian Day2459023.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1390°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)21.37°
🪷 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 (24.1390°), declination 23.42°, EoT -1.87 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: 2020-06-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)