पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · July 26, 2024 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 10.11 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
तेषामेवानुकम्पार्थमहमज्ञानजं तमः।

नाशयाम्यात्मभावस्थो ज्ञानदीपेन भास्वता।।10.11।।
"10.11 By My grace, I live in their hearts; and I dispel the darkness of ignorance by the shining light of wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya99.37°KarkaPuṣya P2
चन्द्र Candra341.81°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala39.03°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
बुध Budha125.62°SiṃhaMaghā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati49.12°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra113.12°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शनि Śani324.75°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:38 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:15 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:55 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:18 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 36 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 23 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:41 – 03:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:25 – 04:38
Abhijit Muhūrta11:27 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta14:23 – 15:21
Godhūli Muhūrta19:03 – 19:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:15 – 19:52
Amṛta Kāla19:00 – 20:45
Niśīta Muhūrta23:27 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:07 – 11:57
Yamaganda15:36 – 17:26
Gulika Kāla06:28 – 08:17
Varjyam05:15 – 05:38
Dur Muhūrta 08:03 – 08:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
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 Chala04:38 – 06:28 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:28 – 08:17 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:17 – 10:07 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:07 – 11:57 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:57 – 13:46 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:46 – 15:36 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:36 – 17:26 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:26 – 19:15 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:15 – 20:26 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:26 – 21:36 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:36 – 22:46 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:46 – 23:57 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:57 – 01:07 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:07 – 02:17 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:17 – 03:28 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:28 – 04:38 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872052.27
Julian Day2460517.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1962°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)240.13°
🪷 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 (24.1962°), declination 19.36°, EoT -6.19 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: 2024-07-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)