पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · July 16, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: मिथुन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mithuna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Gemini.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.56 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
सर्वकर्माण्यपि सदा कुर्वाणो मद्व्यपाश्रयः।मत्प्रसादादवाप्नोति शाश्वतं पदमव्ययम्।।18.56।।
"18.56 Relying on Me in all his action and doing them for My sake, he attains, by My Grace, Eternal and Unchangeable Life." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.56's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya89.60°MithunaPunarvasu P3
चन्द्र Candra161.87°KanyāHasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala116.89°KarkaAśleṣā P4
बुध Budha71.99°MithunaĀrdrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati306.98°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra118.35°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शनि Śani287.30°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:29 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:23 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:51 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:40 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 54 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 05 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:30 – 03:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:14 – 04:29
Abhijit Muhūrta11:26 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta14:25 – 15:25
Godhūli Muhūrta19:11 – 19:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:23 – 20:01
Amṛta Kāla19:08 – 20:53
Niśīta Muhūrta23:26 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:04 – 11:56
Yamaganda15:40 – 17:32
Gulika Kāla06:21 – 08:13
Varjyam05:06 – 05:30
Dur Muhūrta 07:58 – 08:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala04:29 – 06:21 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:21 – 08:13 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:13 – 10:04 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:04 – 11:56 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:56 – 13:48 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:48 – 15:40 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:40 – 17:32 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:32 – 19:23 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:23 – 20:32 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:32 – 21:40 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:40 – 22:48 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:48 – 23:56 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:56 – 01:04 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:04 – 02:13 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:13 – 03:21 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:21 – 04:29 (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 Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870946.27
Julian Day2459411.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1539°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)74.16°
🪷 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 (24.1539°), declination 21.35°, EoT -5.68 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: 2021-07-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)