पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · August 6, 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 1.28 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

कृपया परयाऽऽविष्टो विषीदन्निदमब्रवीत्।

दृष्ट्वेमं स्वजनं कृष्ण युयुत्सुं समुपस्थितम्।।1.28।।
"1.28 And his heart melted with pity and sadly he spoke: O my Lord! When I see all these, my own people, thirsting for battle," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya109.18°KarkaAśleṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra348.70°MīnaRevatī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala141.87°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha135.91°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati20.02°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra120.23°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शनि Śani311.28°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:48 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:04 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:33 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:16 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 15 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 44 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:54 – 03:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:37 – 04:48
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta14:19 – 15:16
Godhūli Muhūrta18:52 – 19:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:04 – 19:39
Amṛta Kāla18:49 – 20:34
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:17 – 19:04
Yamaganda11:56 – 13:43
Gulika Kāla15:30 – 17:17
Varjyam05:24 – 05:47
Dur Muhūrta 08:08 – 08:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg04:48 – 06:35 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:35 – 08:22 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:22 – 10:09 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:09 – 11:56 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:56 – 13:43 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:43 – 15:30 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:30 – 17:17 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:17 – 19:04 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha19:04 – 20:17 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:17 – 21:30 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:30 – 22:43 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:43 – 23:56 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:56 – 01:09 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:09 – 02:22 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:22 – 03:35 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:35 – 04:48 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871697.27
Julian Day2460162.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1826°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)236.57°
🪷 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 (24.1826°), declination 16.81°, EoT -5.59 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: 2023-08-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)