पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · June 18, 2028 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 10.32 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
सर्गाणामादिरन्तश्च मध्यं चैवाहमर्जुन।

अध्यात्मविद्या विद्यानां वादः प्रवदतामहम्।।10.32।।
"10.32 I am the Beginning, the Middle and the End in creation; among sciences, I am the science of Spirituality; I am the Discussion among disputants." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.32's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya63.09°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
चन्द्र Candra5.01°MeṣaAśvinī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala42.65°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
बुध Budha43.43°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati144.96°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra38.94°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
शनि Śani13.56°MeṣaBharaṇī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:15 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:28 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:51 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:15 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:43 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)15 Hours 13 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)8 Hours 46 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:13 – 03:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā02:59 – 04:15
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta14:24 – 15:24
Godhūli Muhūrta19:16 – 19:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:28 – 20:06
Amṛta Kāla19:13 – 20:58
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:34 – 19:28
Yamaganda11:51 – 13:46
Gulika Kāla15:40 – 17:34
Varjyam04:53 – 05:17
Dur Muhūrta 07:48 – 08:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg04:15 – 06:09 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:09 – 08:03 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:03 – 09:57 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta09:57 – 11:51 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:51 – 13:46 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:46 – 15:40 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:40 – 17:34 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:34 – 19:28 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha19:28 – 20:34 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:34 – 21:40 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:40 – 22:46 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:46 – 23:51 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:51 – 00:57 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta00:57 – 02:03 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:03 – 03:09 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:09 – 04:15 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873475.27
Julian Day2461940.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2506°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)302.33°
🪷 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 (24.2506°), declination 23.41°, EoT -0.82 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: 2028-06-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)