पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · August 10, 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 2.15 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
यं हि न व्यथयन्त्येते पुरुषं पुरुषर्षभ।

समदुःखसुखं धीरं सोऽमृतत्वाय कल्पते।।2.15।।
"2.15 The hero whose soul is unmoved by circumstance, who accepts pleasure and pain with equanimity, only he is fit for immortality." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.15'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 Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya113.48°KarkaAśleṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra302.28°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala157.32°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha99.71°KarkaPuṣya P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati79.31°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra76.92°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शनि Śani337.15°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:53 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:58 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:14 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:47 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 05 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 54 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:00 – 03:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:43 – 04:53
Abhijit Muhūrta11:27 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta14:16 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta18:46 – 19:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:58 – 19:33
Amṛta Kāla18:43 – 20:28
Niśīta Muhūrta23:27 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:12 – 18:58
Yamaganda11:56 – 13:41
Gulika Kāla15:27 – 17:12
Varjyam05:28 – 05:51
Dur Muhūrta 08:10 – 08:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg04:53 – 06:39 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:39 – 08:24 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:24 – 10:10 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:10 – 11:56 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:56 – 13:41 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:41 – 15:27 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:27 – 17:12 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:12 – 18:58 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:58 – 20:12 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:12 – 21:27 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:27 – 22:41 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:41 – 23:56 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:56 – 01:10 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:10 – 02:24 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:24 – 03:39 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:39 – 04:53 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872432.27
Julian Day2460897.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2107°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)187.85°
🪷 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 (24.2107°), declination 15.53°, EoT -5.06 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: 2025-08-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)