पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · August 10, 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 1.32 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
न काङ्क्षे विजयं कृष्ण न च राज्यं सुखानि च।

किं नो राज्येन गोविन्द किं भोगैर्जीवितेन वा।।1.32।।
"1.32 Ah my Lord! I crave not for victory, nor for the kingdom, nor for any pleasure. What were a kingdom or happiness or life to me," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.32'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 Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya113.01°KarkaAśleṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra41.99°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala144.38°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha140.09°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati20.36°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra117.97°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शनि Śani311.00°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:52 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:59 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:46 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:37 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 06 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 53 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:00 – 03:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:42 – 04:52
Abhijit Muhūrta11:27 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta14:17 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta18:47 – 19:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:59 – 19:34
Amṛta Kāla18:44 – 20:29
Niśīta Muhūrta23:27 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:41 – 15:27
Yamaganda04:52 – 06:38
Gulika Kāla08:24 – 10:10
Varjyam05:28 – 05:50
Dur Muhūrta 08:10 – 08:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha04:52 – 06:38 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:38 – 08:24 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:24 – 10:10 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:10 – 11:56 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:56 – 13:41 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:41 – 15:27 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:27 – 17:13 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:13 – 18:59 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:59 – 20:13 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:13 – 21:27 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:27 – 22:41 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:41 – 23:56 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:56 – 01:10 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:10 – 02:24 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:24 – 03:38 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:38 – 04:52 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Navamī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871701.27
Julian Day2460166.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1828°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)286.38°
🪷 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 (24.1828°), declination 15.68°, EoT -5.06 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: 2023-08-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)