पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · June 18, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: देवशयनी एकादशी — Devśayanī Ekādaśī
Bhagavān Viṣṇu enters yoga-nidrā; Cāturmāsya begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.7 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
सर्वभूतानि कौन्तेय प्रकृतिं यान्ति मामिकाम्।

कल्पक्षये पुनस्तानि कल्पादौ विसृजाम्यहम्।।9.7।।
"9.7 All beings, O Arjuna, return at the close of every cosmic cycle into the realm of Nature, which is a part of Me, and at the beginning of the next I send them forth again." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya63.12°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
चन्द्र Candra195.14°TulāSvātī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala11.99°MeṣaAśvinī P4
बुध Budha66.89°MithunaĀrdrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati41.17°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra66.44°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
शनि Śani325.20°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:15 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:28 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:51 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:30 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:49 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)15 Hours 13 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)8 Hours 46 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:13 – 03:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā02:59 – 04:15
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta14:24 – 15:24
Godhūli Muhūrta19:16 – 19:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:28 – 20:06
Amṛta Kāla19:13 – 20:58
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:40 – 17:34
Yamaganda08:03 – 09:57
Gulika Kāla11:51 – 13:46
Varjyam04:53 – 05:17
Dur Muhūrta 07:48 – 08:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
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 · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga04:15 – 06:09 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:09 – 08:03 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:03 – 09:57 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha09:57 – 11:51 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:51 – 13:46 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:46 – 15:40 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:40 – 17:34 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:34 – 19:28 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:28 – 20:34 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:34 – 21:40 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:40 – 22:46 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:46 – 23:51 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:51 – 00:57 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha00:57 – 02:03 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:03 – 03:09 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:09 – 04:15 (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 Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872014.27
Julian Day2460479.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1947°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)131.72°
🪷 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 (24.1947°), declination 23.41°, EoT -0.82 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: 2024-06-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)