पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · July 9, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: अङ्गारक चतुर्थी — Aṅgāraka Caturthī (Tuesday Caturthī)
Tuesday-Caturthī (rare); supremely auspicious for Maṅgala-doṣa-nivāraṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.28 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
शुभाशुभफलैरेवं मोक्ष्यसे कर्मबन्धनैः।

संन्यासयोगयुक्तात्मा विमुक्तो मामुपैष्यसि।।9.28।।
"9.28 So shall thy action be attended by no result, either good or bad; but through the spirit of renunciation thou shalt come to Me and be free." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.28'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 Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya83.15°MithunaPunarvasu P1
चन्द्र Candra119.28°KarkaAśleṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala27.16°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
बुध Budha106.00°KarkaPuṣya P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati45.75°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra92.23°KarkaPunarvasu P4
शनि Śani325.24°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:24 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:27 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:26 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:14 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)15 Hours 03 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)8 Hours 56 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:23 – 03:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:09 – 04:24
Abhijit Muhūrta11:25 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta14:26 – 15:26
Godhūli Muhūrta19:15 – 19:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:27 – 20:05
Amṛta Kāla19:12 – 20:57
Niśīta Muhūrta23:25 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:41 – 17:34
Yamaganda08:10 – 10:02
Gulika Kāla11:55 – 13:48
Varjyam05:01 – 05:25
Dur Muhūrta 07:55 – 08:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga04:24 – 06:17 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:17 – 08:10 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:10 – 10:02 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:02 – 11:55 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:55 – 13:48 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:48 – 15:41 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:41 – 17:34 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:34 – 19:27 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:27 – 20:34 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:34 – 21:41 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:41 – 22:48 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:48 – 23:55 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:55 – 01:02 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:02 – 02:10 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:10 – 03:17 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:17 – 04:24 (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)1872035.27
Julian Day2460500.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1955°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)38.61°
🪷 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 (24.1955°), declination 22.31°, EoT -4.83 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: 2024-07-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)