पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · July 24, 2023 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 1.15 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
पाञ्चजन्यं हृषीकेशो देवदत्तं धनंजयः।

पौण्ड्रं दध्मौ महाशङ्खं भीमकर्मा वृकोदरः।।1.15।।
"1.15 Lord Shri Krishna blew his Panchajanya and Arjuna his Devadatta, brave Bheema his renowned shell, Poundra." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya96.75°KarkaPuṣya P2
चन्द्र Candra165.45°KanyāHasta P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala133.79°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha118.25°KarkaAśleṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati18.60°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra124.03°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शनि Śani312.07°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:36 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:18 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:42 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:21 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 42 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 17 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:38 – 03:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:22 – 04:36
Abhijit Muhūrta11:27 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta14:24 – 15:22
Godhūli Muhūrta19:06 – 19:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:18 – 19:54
Amṛta Kāla19:03 – 20:48
Niśīta Muhūrta23:27 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:26 – 08:16
Yamaganda10:06 – 11:57
Gulika Kāla13:47 – 15:37
Varjyam05:12 – 05:36
Dur Muhūrta 08:01 – 08:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta04:36 – 06:26 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:26 – 08:16 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:16 – 10:06 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:06 – 11:57 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:57 – 13:47 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:47 – 15:37 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:37 – 17:27 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:27 – 19:18 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala19:18 – 20:27 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:27 – 21:37 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:37 – 22:47 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:47 – 23:57 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:57 – 01:06 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:06 – 02:16 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:16 – 03:26 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:26 – 04:36 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871684.27
Julian Day2460149.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1821°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)72.76°
🪷 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 (24.1821°), declination 19.95°, EoT -6.16 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: 2023-07-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)