पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · July 29, 2021 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 18.69 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
न च तस्मान्मनुष्येषु कश्िचन्मे प्रियकृत्तमः।भविता न च मे तस्मादन्यः प्रियतरो भुवि।।18.69।।
"18.69 Nor is there among men any who can perform a service dearer to Me than this, or any man on earth more beloved by Me than he." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.69's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya102.01°KarkaPuṣya P3
चन्द्र Candra343.78°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala125.01°SiṃhaMaghā P2
बुध Budha97.66°KarkaPuṣya P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati305.75°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra133.95°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani286.37°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:41 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:12 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:49 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:18 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 31 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 28 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:45 – 03:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:28 – 04:41
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta14:22 – 15:20
Godhūli Muhūrta19:00 – 19:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:12 – 19:49
Amṛta Kāla18:57 – 20:42
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:46 – 15:35
Yamaganda04:41 – 06:30
Gulika Kāla08:19 – 10:08
Varjyam05:17 – 05:40
Dur Muhūrta 08:04 – 08:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha04:41 – 06:30 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:30 – 08:19 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:19 – 10:08 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:08 – 11:57 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:57 – 13:46 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:46 – 15:35 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:35 – 17:23 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:23 – 19:12 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta19:12 – 20:23 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:23 – 21:35 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:35 – 22:46 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:46 – 23:57 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:57 – 01:08 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:08 – 02:19 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:19 – 03:30 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:30 – 04:41 (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 Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870959.27
Julian Day2459424.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1544°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)241.93°
🪷 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 (24.1544°), declination 18.73°, 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: 2021-07-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)