पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · July 22, 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 1.43 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
दोषैरेतैः कुलघ्नानां वर्णसङ्करकारकैः।

उत्साद्यन्ते जातिधर्माः कुलधर्माश्च शाश्वताः।।1.43।।
"1.43 By the destruction of our lineage and the pollution of blood, ancient class traditions and family purity alike perish." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.43'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 Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya95.30°KarkaPuṣya P1
चन्द्र Candra58.90°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala145.63°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha110.46°KarkaAśleṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati75.25°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शुक्र Śukra54.93°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शनि Śani337.73°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:34 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:19 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:57 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:05 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 44 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 15 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:36 – 03:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:21 – 04:34
Abhijit Muhūrta11:27 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta14:24 – 15:23
Godhūli Muhūrta19:07 – 19:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:19 – 19:56
Amṛta Kāla19:04 – 20:49
Niśīta Muhūrta23:27 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:38 – 17:28
Yamaganda08:15 – 10:06
Gulika Kāla11:57 – 13:47
Varjyam05:11 – 05:35
Dur Muhūrta 08:01 – 08:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga04:34 – 06:25 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:25 – 08:15 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:15 – 10:06 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:06 – 11:57 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:57 – 13:47 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:47 – 15:38 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:38 – 17:28 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:28 – 19:19 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:19 – 20:28 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:28 – 21:38 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:38 – 22:47 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:47 – 23:57 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:57 – 01:06 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:06 – 02:15 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:15 – 03:25 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:25 – 04:34 (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 Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872413.27
Julian Day2460878.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2100°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)325.35°
🪷 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 (24.2100°), declination 20.25°, EoT -6.10 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: 2025-07-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)