पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · August 3, 2026 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 11.6 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
पश्यादित्यान्वसून्रुद्रानश्िवनौ मरुतस्तथा।

बहून्यदृष्टपूर्वाणि पश्याऽश्चर्याणि भारत।।11.6।।
"11.6 Behold thou the Powers of Nature: fire, earth, wind and sky; the sun, the heavens, the moon, the stars; all forces of vitality and of healing; and the roving winds. See the myriad wonders revealed to none but thee." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya106.53°KarkaPuṣya P4
चन्द्र Candra338.11°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala59.87°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
बुध Budha86.70°MithunaPunarvasu P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati102.99°KarkaPuṣya P3
शुक्र Śukra151.58°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani350.53°MīnaRevatī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:46 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:07 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:16 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:29 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 21 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 38 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:51 – 03:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:34 – 04:46
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta14:20 – 15:17
Godhūli Muhūrta18:55 – 19:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:07 – 19:43
Amṛta Kāla18:52 – 20:37
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:33 – 08:21
Yamaganda10:09 – 11:56
Gulika Kāla13:44 – 15:32
Varjyam05:22 – 05:45
Dur Muhūrta 08:07 – 08:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta04:46 – 06:33 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:33 – 08:21 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:21 – 10:09 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:09 – 11:56 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:56 – 13:44 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:44 – 15:32 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:32 – 17:19 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:19 – 19:07 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala19:07 – 20:19 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:19 – 21:32 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:32 – 22:44 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:44 – 23:56 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:56 – 01:09 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:09 – 02:21 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:21 – 03:33 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:33 – 04:46 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872790.27
Julian Day2461255.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2244°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)233.82°
🪷 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 (24.2244°), declination 17.54°, EoT -5.88 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: 2026-08-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)