पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · August 10, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.26 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
अश्वत्थः सर्ववृक्षाणां देवर्षीणां च नारदः।

गन्धर्वाणां चित्ररथः सिद्धानां कपिलो मुनिः।।10.26।।
"10.26 Of trees I am the sacred Fig-tree, of the Divine Seers Narada, of the heavenly singers I am Chitraratha, their Leader, and of sages I am Kapila." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.26'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 Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya113.72°KarkaAśleṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra175.15°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala49.13°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
बुध Budha128.63°SiṃhaMaghā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati51.75°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra131.54°SiṃhaMaghā P4
शनि Śani323.98°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:53 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:58 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:26 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:37 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 04 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 55 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:01 – 03:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:43 – 04:53
Abhijit Muhūrta11:27 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta14:16 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta18:46 – 19:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:58 – 19:33
Amṛta Kāla18:43 – 20:28
Niśīta Muhūrta23:27 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:24 – 10:10
Yamaganda13:41 – 15:27
Gulika Kāla04:53 – 06:39
Varjyam05:29 – 05:51
Dur Muhūrta 08:10 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla04:53 – 06:39 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:39 – 08:24 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:24 – 10:10 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:10 – 11:56 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:56 – 13:41 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:41 – 15:27 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:27 – 17:12 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:12 – 18:58 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:58 – 20:12 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:12 – 21:27 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:27 – 22:41 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:41 – 23:56 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:56 – 01:10 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:10 – 02:24 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:24 – 03:39 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:39 – 04:53 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872067.27
Julian Day2460532.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1967°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)65.15°
🪷 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 15.46°, EoT -5.06 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: 2024-08-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)