पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · July 10, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: कामिका एकादशी — Kāmikā Ekādaśī
First Ekādaśī of Cāturmāsya; equivalent to gift of cow + svarṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.24 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
पुरोधसां च मुख्यं मां विद्धि पार्थ बृहस्पतिम्।

सेनानीनामहं स्कन्दः सरसामस्मि सागरः।।10.24।।
"10.24 Among the priests, know, O Arjuna, that I am the Apostle Brihaspati; of generals I am Skanda, the Commander-in-Chief, and of waters I am the Ocean." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya83.61°MithunaPunarvasu P2
चन्द्र Candra22.53°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala43.36°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
बुध Budha87.98°MithunaPunarvasu P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati97.70°KarkaPuṣya P2
शुक्र Śukra125.75°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शनि Śani350.34°MīnaRevatī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:24 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:27 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:45 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:58 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)15 Hours 02 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)8 Hours 57 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:24 – 03:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:09 – 04:24
Abhijit Muhūrta11:25 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta14:26 – 15:26
Godhūli Muhūrta19:15 – 19:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:27 – 20:04
Amṛta Kāla19:12 – 20:57
Niśīta Muhūrta23:25 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:03 – 11:55
Yamaganda15:41 – 17:34
Gulika Kāla06:17 – 08:10
Varjyam05:02 – 05:26
Dur Muhūrta 07:55 – 08:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala04:24 – 06:17 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:17 – 08:10 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:10 – 10:03 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:03 – 11:55 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:55 – 13:48 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:48 – 15:41 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:41 – 17:34 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:34 – 19:27 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:27 – 20:34 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:34 – 21:41 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:41 – 22:48 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:48 – 23:55 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:55 – 01:03 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:03 – 02:10 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:10 – 03:17 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:17 – 04:24 (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 Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872766.27
Julian Day2461231.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2235°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)301.96°
🪷 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 (24.2235°), declination 22.25°, EoT -4.97 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: 2026-07-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)