पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · July 30, 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 18.70 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अध्येष्यते च य इमं धर्म्यं संवादमावयोः।ज्ञानयज्ञेन तेनाहमिष्टः स्यामिति मे मतिः।।18.70।।
"18.70 He who will study this spiritual discourse of ours, I assure thee, he shall thereby worship Me at the altar of Wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.70'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 Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya102.97°KarkaPuṣya P3
चन्द्र Candra356.17°MīnaRevatī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala125.64°SiṃhaMaghā P2
बुध Budha99.78°KarkaPuṣya P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati305.64°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra135.14°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani286.29°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:42 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:11 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:18 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:21 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 29 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 30 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:46 – 03:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:29 – 04:42
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta14:22 – 15:20
Godhūli Muhūrta18:59 – 19:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:11 – 19:48
Amṛta Kāla18:56 – 20:41
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:08 – 11:57
Yamaganda15:34 – 17:23
Gulika Kāla06:31 – 08:19
Varjyam05:18 – 05:41
Dur Muhūrta 08:05 – 08:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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 · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala04:42 – 06:31 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:31 – 08:19 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:19 – 10:08 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:08 – 11:57 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:57 – 13:45 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:45 – 15:34 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:34 – 17:23 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:23 – 19:11 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:11 – 20:23 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:23 – 21:34 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:34 – 22:45 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:45 – 23:57 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:57 – 01:08 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:08 – 02:19 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:19 – 03:31 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:31 – 04:42 (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)1870960.27
Julian Day2459425.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1544°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)253.08°
🪷 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 18.49°, EoT -6.11 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: 2021-07-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)