पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · August 9, 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 10.25 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
महर्षीणां भृगुरहं गिरामस्म्येकमक्षरम्।

यज्ञानां जपयज्ञोऽस्मि स्थावराणां हिमालयः।।10.25।।
"10.25 Of the great seers I am Bhrigu, of words I am Om, of offerings I am the silent prayer, among things immovable I am the Himalayas." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla 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)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya112.76°KarkaAśleṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra163.40°KanyāHasta P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala48.46°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
बुध Budha129.02°SiṃhaMaghā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati51.59°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra130.32°SiṃhaMaghā P4
शनि Śani324.04°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā 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)09:26 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:11 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 06 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 53 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:59 – 03:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:42 – 04:52
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta14:17 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta18:47 – 19:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:59 – 19:34
Amṛta Kāla18:44 – 20:29
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:10 – 11:56
Yamaganda15:27 – 17:13
Gulika Kāla06:38 – 08:24
Varjyam05:28 – 05:50
Dur Muhūrta 08:10 – 08:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala04:52 – 06:38 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:38 – 08:24 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:24 – 10:10 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:10 – 11:56 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:56 – 13:42 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:42 – 15:27 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:27 – 17:13 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:13 – 18:59 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:59 – 20:13 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:13 – 21:27 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:27 – 22:42 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:42 – 23:56 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:56 – 01:10 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:10 – 02:24 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:24 – 03:38 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:38 – 04:52 (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)1872066.27
Julian Day2460531.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1967°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)54.22°
🪷 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 (24.1967°), declination 15.75°, EoT -5.21 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: 2024-08-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)