पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · August 8, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.13 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
देहिनोऽस्मिन्यथा देहे कौमारं यौवनं जरा।

तथा देहान्तरप्राप्तिर्धीरस्तत्र न मुह्यति।।2.13।।
"2.13 As the soul experiences in this body infancy, youth and old age, so finally it passes into another. The wise have no delusion about this." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.13'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 Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya111.56°KarkaAśleṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra275.49°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala156.07°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha100.20°KarkaPuṣya P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati78.90°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra74.58°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शनि Śani337.24°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:51 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:01 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:05 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:38 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 09 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 50 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:58 – 03:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:40 – 04:51
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta14:17 – 15:14
Godhūli Muhūrta18:49 – 19:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:01 – 19:36
Amṛta Kāla18:46 – 20:31
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:10 – 11:56
Yamaganda15:28 – 17:15
Gulika Kāla06:37 – 08:23
Varjyam05:26 – 05:49
Dur Muhūrta 08:09 – 08:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala04:51 – 06:37 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:37 – 08:23 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:23 – 10:10 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:10 – 11:56 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:56 – 13:42 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:42 – 15:28 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:28 – 17:15 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:15 – 19:01 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:01 – 20:15 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:15 – 21:28 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:28 – 22:42 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:42 – 23:56 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:56 – 01:10 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:10 – 02:23 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:23 – 03:37 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:37 – 04:51 (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 Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872430.27
Julian Day2460895.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2106°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)163.16°
🪷 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 16.11°, EoT -5.35 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: 2025-08-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)