पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · August 7, 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 2.12 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
न त्वेवाहं जातु नासं न त्वं नेमे जनाधिपाः।

न चैव न भविष्यामः सर्वे वयमतः परम्।।2.12।।
"2.12 There was never a time when I was not, nor thou, nor these princes were not; there will never be a time when we shall cease to be." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.12'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 Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya110.60°KarkaAśleṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra262.52°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala155.45°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha100.59°KarkaPuṣya P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati78.69°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra73.41°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शनि Śani337.28°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:50 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:02 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:27 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:41 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 12 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 47 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:56 – 03:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:39 – 04:50
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta14:18 – 15:15
Godhūli Muhūrta18:50 – 19:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:02 – 19:38
Amṛta Kāla18:47 – 20:32
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:42 – 15:29
Yamaganda04:50 – 06:36
Gulika Kāla08:23 – 10:09
Varjyam05:25 – 05:48
Dur Muhūrta 08:09 – 08:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha04:50 – 06:36 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:36 – 08:23 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:23 – 10:09 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:09 – 11:56 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:56 – 13:42 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:42 – 15:29 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:29 – 17:15 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:15 – 19:02 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta19:02 – 20:15 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:15 – 21:29 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:29 – 22:42 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:42 – 23:56 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:56 – 01:09 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:09 – 02:23 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:23 – 03:36 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:36 – 04:50 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872429.27
Julian Day2460894.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2106°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)151.30°
🪷 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 (24.2106°), declination 16.39°, EoT -5.48 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: 2025-08-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)