पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · August 1, 2025 CE

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

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 Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya104.86°KarkaPuṣya P4
चन्द्र Candra189.44°TulāSvātī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala151.73°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha104.37°KarkaPuṣya P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati77.42°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra66.43°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
शनि Śani337.50°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:44 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:09 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:18 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:51 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 25 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 34 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:49 – 03:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:32 – 04:44
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta14:21 – 15:18
Godhūli Muhūrta18:57 – 19:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:09 – 19:45
Amṛta Kāla18:54 – 20:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:08 – 11:57
Yamaganda15:33 – 17:21
Gulika Kāla06:32 – 08:20
Varjyam05:20 – 05:43
Dur Muhūrta 08:06 – 08:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala04:44 – 06:32 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:32 – 08:20 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:20 – 10:08 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:08 – 11:57 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:57 – 13:45 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:45 – 15:33 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:33 – 17:21 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:21 – 19:09 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:09 – 20:21 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:21 – 21:33 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:33 – 22:45 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:45 – 23:57 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:57 – 01:08 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:08 – 02:20 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:20 – 03:32 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:32 – 04:44 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Svātī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872423.27
Julian Day2460888.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2104°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)85.57°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Engine: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.2104°), declination 17.99°, EoT -6.02 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: 2025-08-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)