पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · July 20, 2027 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 2.23 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
नैनं छिन्दन्ति शस्त्राणि नैनं दहति पावकः।

न चैनं क्लेदयन्त्यापो न शोषयति मारुतः।।2.23।।
"2.23 Weapons cleave It not, fire burns It not, water drenches It not, and wind dries It not." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2084 Raudra
Śaka Saṁvat: 1949 Plavaṅga
Bengali Saṁvat: 1434
Malayalam Era: 1203
Nanakshahi: 558
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya92.90°KarkaPunarvasu P4
चन्द्र Candra287.91°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala158.18°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha72.46°MithunaĀrdrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati124.30°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शुक्र Śukra86.20°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शनि Śani3.30°MeṣaAśvinī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:32 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:21 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:57 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:56 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 48 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 11 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:34 – 03:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:18 – 04:32
Abhijit Muhūrta11:27 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta14:25 – 15:24
Godhūli Muhūrta19:09 – 19:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:21 – 19:58
Amṛta Kāla19:06 – 20:51
Niśīta Muhūrta23:27 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:39 – 17:30
Yamaganda08:14 – 10:05
Gulika Kāla11:57 – 13:48
Varjyam05:09 – 05:33
Dur Muhūrta 07:59 – 08:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga04:32 – 06:23 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:23 – 08:14 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:14 – 10:05 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:05 – 11:57 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:57 – 13:48 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:48 – 15:39 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:39 – 17:30 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:30 – 19:21 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:21 – 20:30 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:30 – 21:39 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:39 – 22:48 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:48 – 23:57 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:57 – 01:05 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:05 – 02:14 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:14 – 03:23 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:23 – 04:32 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873141.27
Julian Day2461606.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2378°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)197.28°
🪷 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 (24.2378°), declination 20.73°, EoT -5.99 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: 2027-07-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)