पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · August 3, 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 2.37 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
हतो वा प्राप्स्यसि स्वर्गं जित्वा वा भोक्ष्यसे महीम्।

तस्मादुत्तिष्ठ कौन्तेय युद्धाय कृतनिश्चयः।।2.37।।
"2.37 If killed, thou shalt attain Heaven; if victorious, enjoy the kingdom of earth. Therefore arise, O Son of Kunti, and fight!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.37's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla 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)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya106.28°KarkaPuṣya P4
चन्द्र Candra115.07°KarkaAśleṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala166.49°KanyāHasta P2
बुध Budha96.59°KarkaPuṣya P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati127.17°SiṃhaMaghā P3
शुक्र Śukra103.45°KarkaPuṣya P4
शनि Śani3.62°MeṣaAśvinī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:45 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:07 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:32 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:31 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 22 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 38 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:50 – 03:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:34 – 04:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta14:20 – 15:18
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 Kāla15:32 – 17:20
Yamaganda08:21 – 10:09
Gulika Kāla11:56 – 13:44
Varjyam05:21 – 05:44
Dur Muhūrta 08:07 – 08:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (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 · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga04:45 – 06:33 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:33 – 08:21 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:21 – 10:09 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:09 – 11:56 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:56 – 13:44 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:44 – 15:32 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:32 – 17:20 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:20 – 19:07 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:07 – 20:20 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:20 – 21:32 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:32 – 22:44 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:44 – 23:56 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:56 – 01:09 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:09 – 02:21 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:21 – 03:33 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:33 – 04:45 (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)1873155.27
Julian Day2461620.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2384°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)8.30°
🪷 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 (24.2384°), declination 17.60°, 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: 2027-08-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)