पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · July 2, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: कामिका एकादशी — Kāmikā Ekādaśī
First Ekādaśī of Cāturmāsya; equivalent to gift of cow + svarṇa.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya76.47°MithunaĀrdrā P3
चन्द्र Candra27.26°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala22.16°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
बुध Budha94.64°KarkaPuṣya P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati44.26°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra83.63°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शनि Śani325.31°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:19 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:29 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:26 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:49 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)15 Hours 09 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)8 Hours 50 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:18 – 03:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:04 – 04:19
Abhijit Muhūrta11:24 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta14:26 – 15:26
Godhūli Muhūrta19:17 – 19:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:29 – 20:07
Amṛta Kāla19:14 – 20:59
Niśīta Muhūrta23:24 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:42 – 17:35
Yamaganda08:07 – 10:00
Gulika Kāla11:54 – 13:48
Varjyam04:57 – 05:22
Dur Muhūrta 07:52 – 08:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga04:19 – 06:13 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:13 – 08:07 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:07 – 10:00 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:00 – 11:54 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:54 – 13:48 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:48 – 15:42 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:42 – 17:35 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:35 – 19:29 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:29 – 20:35 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:35 – 21:42 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:42 – 22:48 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:48 – 23:54 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:54 – 01:00 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:00 – 02:07 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:07 – 03:13 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:13 – 04:19 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī + 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 Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872028.27
Julian Day2460493.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1953°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)311.47°
🪷 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 (24.1953°), declination 23.01°, EoT -3.66 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: 2024-07-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)