पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · July 4, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: मिथुन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mithuna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Gemini.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.73 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाचनष्टो मोहः स्मृतिर्लब्धा त्वत्प्रसादान्मयाच्युत।स्थितोऽस्मि गतसन्देहः करिष्ये वचनं तव।।18.73।।
"18.73 Arjuna replied: My Lord! O Immutable One! My delusion has fled. By Thy Grace, O Changeless One, the light has dawned. My doubts are gone, and I stand before Thee ready to do Thy will."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.73's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya77.67°MithunaĀrdrā P4
चन्द्र Candra265.51°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala121.59°SiṃhaMaghā P1
बुध Budha80.77°MithunaPunarvasu P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati15.65°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra118.09°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शनि Śani312.89°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:20 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:29 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:47 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:05 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)15 Hours 08 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)8 Hours 51 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:19 – 03:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:04 – 04:20
Abhijit Muhūrta11:24 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta14:26 – 15:27
Godhūli Muhūrta19:17 – 19:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:29 – 20:07
Amṛta Kāla19:14 – 20:59
Niśīta Muhūrta23:24 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:42 – 17:35
Yamaganda08:07 – 10:01
Gulika Kāla11:55 – 13:48
Varjyam04:58 – 05:22
Dur Muhūrta 07:52 – 08:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga04:20 – 06:14 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:14 – 08:07 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:07 – 10:01 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:01 – 11:55 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:55 – 13:48 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:48 – 15:42 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:42 – 17:35 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:35 – 19:29 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:29 – 20:35 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:35 – 21:42 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:42 – 22:48 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:48 – 23:55 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:55 – 01:01 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:01 – 02:07 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:07 – 03:14 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:14 – 04:20 (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 Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871664.27
Julian Day2460129.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1813°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)186.30°
🪷 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 (24.1813°), declination 22.91°, EoT -4.02 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: 2023-07-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)