पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · July 26, 2022 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 9.15 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
ज्ञानयज्ञेन चाप्यन्ये यजन्तो मामुपासते।

एकत्वेन पृथक्त्वेन बहुधा विश्वतोमुखम्।।9.15।।
"9.15 Others worship Me with full consciousness as the One, the Manifold, the Omnipresent, the Universal." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya98.90°KarkaPuṣya P2
चन्द्र Candra69.25°MithunaĀrdrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala19.62°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
बुध Budha108.73°KarkaAśleṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati344.52°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra75.16°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शनि Śani299.22°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:38 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:16 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:23 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:33 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 37 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 22 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:41 – 03:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:25 – 04:38
Abhijit Muhūrta11:27 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta14:23 – 15:22
Godhūli Muhūrta19:04 – 19:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:16 – 19:52
Amṛta Kāla19:01 – 20:46
Niśīta Muhūrta23:27 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:36 – 17:26
Yamaganda08:17 – 10:07
Gulika Kāla11:57 – 13:46
Varjyam05:14 – 05:38
Dur Muhūrta 08:03 – 08:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga04:38 – 06:28 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:28 – 08:17 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:17 – 10:07 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:07 – 11:57 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:57 – 13:46 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:46 – 15:36 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:36 – 17:26 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:26 – 19:16 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:16 – 20:26 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:26 – 21:36 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:36 – 22:46 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:46 – 23:57 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:57 – 01:07 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:07 – 02:17 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:17 – 03:28 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:28 – 04:38 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°
Longitude: -87.6298°
Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871321.27
Julian Day2459786.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1682°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)329.37°
🪷 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 (24.1682°), declination 19.47°, EoT -6.19 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: 2022-07-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)