पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · July 17, 2020 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 8.5 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अन्तकाले च मामेव स्मरन्मुक्त्वा कलेवरम्।

यः प्रयाति स मद्भावं याति नास्त्यत्र संशयः।।8.5।।
"8.5 Whosoever at the time of death thinks only of Me, and thinking thus leaves the body and goes forth, assuredly he will know Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya90.80°KarkaPunarvasu P4
चन्द्र Candra46.05°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala346.39°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha71.87°MithunaĀrdrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati267.85°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra48.44°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शनि Śani274.77°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:30 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:23 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:29 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:26 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 52 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 07 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:31 – 03:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:16 – 04:30
Abhijit Muhūrta11:27 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta14:25 – 15:25
Godhūli Muhūrta19:11 – 19:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:23 – 20:00
Amṛta Kāla19:08 – 20:53
Niśīta Muhūrta23:27 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:05 – 11:56
Yamaganda15:39 – 17:31
Gulika Kāla06:22 – 08:13
Varjyam05:07 – 05:31
Dur Muhūrta 07:58 – 08:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
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 Chala04:30 – 06:22 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:22 – 08:13 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:13 – 10:05 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:05 – 11:56 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:56 – 13:48 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:48 – 15:39 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:39 – 17:31 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:31 – 19:23 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:23 – 20:31 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:31 – 21:39 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:39 – 22:48 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:48 – 23:56 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:56 – 01:05 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:05 – 02:13 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:13 – 03:22 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:22 – 04:30 (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 Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870582.27
Julian Day2459047.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1400°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)314.97°
🪷 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 (24.1400°), declination 21.14°, EoT -5.77 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: 2020-07-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)