पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · July 7, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: मिथुन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mithuna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Gemini.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.76 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
राजन्संस्मृत्य संस्मृत्य संवादमिममद्भुतम्।केशवार्जुनयोः पुण्यं हृष्यामि च मुहुर्मुहुः।।18.76।।
"18.76 O King! The more I think of that marvellous and holy discourse, the more I lose myself in joy." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.76'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 Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya80.53°MithunaPunarvasu P1
चन्द्र Candra310.36°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala123.40°SiṃhaMaghā P2
बुध Budha87.13°MithunaPunarvasu P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati16.14°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra119.70°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शनि Śani312.80°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:22 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:28 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:47 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:42 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)15 Hours 06 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)8 Hours 53 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:21 – 03:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:07 – 04:22
Abhijit Muhūrta11:25 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta14:26 – 15:26
Godhūli Muhūrta19:16 – 19:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:28 – 20:06
Amṛta Kāla19:13 – 20:58
Niśīta Muhūrta23:25 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:02 – 11:55
Yamaganda15:42 – 17:35
Gulika Kāla06:15 – 08:09
Varjyam05:00 – 05:24
Dur Muhūrta 07:53 – 08:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
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):
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 · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala04:22 – 06:15 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:15 – 08:09 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:09 – 10:02 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:02 – 11:55 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:55 – 13:48 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:48 – 15:42 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:42 – 17:35 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:35 – 19:28 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:28 – 20:35 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:35 – 21:42 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:42 – 22:48 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:48 – 23:55 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:55 – 01:02 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:02 – 02:09 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:09 – 03:15 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:15 – 04:22 (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 Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871667.27
Julian Day2460132.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1815°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)226.87°
🪷 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 (24.1815°), declination 22.62°, EoT -4.52 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: 2023-07-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)