पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · July 21, 2025 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 1.42 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
सङ्करो नरकायैव कुलघ्नानां कुलस्य च।

पतन्ति पितरो ह्येषां लुप्तपिण्डोदकक्रियाः।।1.42।।
"1.42 Promiscuity ruins both the family and those who defile it; while the souls of our ancestors droop, through lack of the funeral cakes and ablutions." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.42's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya94.35°KarkaPuṣya P1
चन्द्र Candra44.51°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala145.02°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha110.74°KarkaAśleṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati75.03°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शुक्र Śukra53.78°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शनि Śani337.74°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:33 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:20 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:10 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:05 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 46 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 13 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:35 – 03:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:20 – 04:33
Abhijit Muhūrta11:27 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta14:24 – 15:23
Godhūli Muhūrta19:08 – 19:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:20 – 19:57
Amṛta Kāla19:05 – 20:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:27 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:24 – 08:15
Yamaganda10:06 – 11:57
Gulika Kāla13:47 – 15:38
Varjyam05:10 – 05:34
Dur Muhūrta 08:00 – 08:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta04:33 – 06:24 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:24 – 08:15 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:15 – 10:06 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:06 – 11:57 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:57 – 13:47 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:47 – 15:38 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:38 – 17:29 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:29 – 19:20 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala19:20 – 20:29 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:29 – 21:38 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:38 – 22:47 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:47 – 23:57 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:57 – 01:06 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:06 – 02:15 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:15 – 03:24 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:24 – 04:33 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872412.27
Julian Day2460877.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2099°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)311.86°
🪷 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 (24.2099°), declination 20.45°, EoT -6.05 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: 2025-07-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)