पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · August 12, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.5 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
धृष्टकेतुश्चेकितानः काशिराजश्च वीर्यवान्।

पुरुजित्कुन्तिभोजश्च शैब्यश्च नरपुङ्गवः।।1.5।।
"1.5 Dhrishtaketu, Chekitan, the valiant King of Benares, Purujit, Kuntibhoja, Shaibya - a master over many;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla 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)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya115.42°KarkaAśleṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra158.65°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala133.82°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha125.77°SiṃhaMaghā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati304.08°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra150.63°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani285.33°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:55 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:55 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:49 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:47 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 00 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 59 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:03 – 03:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:45 – 04:55
Abhijit Muhūrta11:27 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta14:15 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta18:43 – 19:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:55 – 19:30
Amṛta Kāla18:40 – 20:25
Niśīta Muhūrta23:27 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:40 – 15:25
Yamaganda04:55 – 06:40
Gulika Kāla08:25 – 10:10
Varjyam05:30 – 05:53
Dur Muhūrta 08:11 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha04:55 – 06:40 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:40 – 08:25 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:25 – 10:10 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:10 – 11:55 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:55 – 13:40 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:40 – 15:25 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:25 – 17:10 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:10 – 18:55 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:55 – 20:10 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:10 – 21:25 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:25 – 22:40 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:40 – 23:55 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:55 – 01:10 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:10 – 02:25 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:25 – 03:40 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:40 – 04:55 (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)1870973.27
Julian Day2459438.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1549°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)43.08°
🪷 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 (24.1549°), declination 14.95°, EoT -4.74 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: 2021-08-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)