पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · July 30, 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 2.4 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

कथं भीष्ममहं संख्ये द्रोणं च मधुसूदन।

इषुभिः प्रतियोत्स्यामि पूजार्हावरिसूदन।।2.4।।
"2.4 Arjuna argued: My Lord! How can I, when the battle rages, send an arrow through Bheeshma and Drona, who should receive my reverence?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla 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)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya102.95°KarkaPuṣya P3
चन्द्र Candra165.52°KanyāHasta P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala150.50°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha105.87°KarkaPuṣya P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati76.99°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra64.11°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
शनि Śani337.56°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:42 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:11 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:18 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:56 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 29 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 30 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:46 – 03:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:29 – 04:42
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta14:22 – 15:19
Godhūli Muhūrta18:59 – 19:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:11 – 19:48
Amṛta Kāla18:56 – 20:41
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:57 – 13:45
Yamaganda06:31 – 08:19
Gulika Kāla10:08 – 11:57
Varjyam05:18 – 05:41
Dur Muhūrta 08:05 – 08:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (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):
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 Labha04:42 – 06:31 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:31 – 08:19 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:19 – 10:08 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:08 – 11:57 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:57 – 13:45 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:45 – 15:34 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:34 – 17:23 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:23 – 19:11 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:11 – 20:23 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:23 – 21:34 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:34 – 22:45 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:45 – 23:57 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:57 – 01:08 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:08 – 02:19 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:19 – 03:31 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:31 – 04:42 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872421.27
Julian Day2460886.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2103°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)63.98°
🪷 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 (24.2103°), declination 18.48°, EoT -6.11 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: 2025-07-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)