पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · July 15, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: आषाढ गुप्त नवरात्रि आरम्भ — Āṣāḍha Gupta Navrātri Start
Second Gupta Navrātri.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Śukla 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)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya88.38°MithunaPunarvasu P3
चन्द्र Candra97.19°KarkaPuṣya P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala46.86°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
बुध Budha84.75°MithunaPunarvasu P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati98.79°KarkaPuṣya P2
शुक्र Śukra131.28°SiṃhaMaghā P4
शनि Śani350.46°MīnaRevatī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:28 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:24 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:12 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:50 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 56 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 03 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:29 – 03:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:13 – 04:28
Abhijit Muhūrta11:26 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta14:25 – 15:25
Godhūli Muhūrta19:12 – 19:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:24 – 20:02
Amṛta Kāla19:09 – 20:54
Niśīta Muhūrta23:26 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:56 – 13:48
Yamaganda06:20 – 08:12
Gulika Kāla10:04 – 11:56
Varjyam05:05 – 05:29
Dur Muhūrta 07:57 – 08:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha04:28 – 06:20 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:20 – 08:12 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:12 – 10:04 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:04 – 11:56 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:56 – 13:48 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:48 – 15:40 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:40 – 17:32 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:32 – 19:24 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:24 – 20:32 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:32 – 21:40 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:40 – 22:48 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:48 – 23:56 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:56 – 01:04 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:04 – 02:12 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:12 – 03:20 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:20 – 04:28 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872771.27
Julian Day2461236.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2237°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)9.12°
🪷 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 (24.2237°), declination 21.54°, EoT -5.58 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: 2026-07-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)