पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · July 20, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.22 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
रुद्रादित्या वसवो ये च साध्या

विश्वेऽश्िवनौ मरुतश्चोष्मपाश्च।

गन्धर्वयक्षासुरसिद्धसङ्घा

वीक्षन्ते त्वां विस्मिताश्चैव सर्वे।।11.22।।
"11.22 The Vital Forces, the Major stars, Fire, Earth, Air, Sky, Sun, Heaven, Moon and Planets; the Angels, the Guardians of the Universe, the divine Healers, the Winds, the Fathers, the Heavenly Singers; and hosts of Mammon-worshippers, demons as well as saints, are amazed." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya93.61°KarkaPuṣya P1
चन्द्र Candra65.70°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala64.80°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
बुध Budha86.77°MithunaPunarvasu P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati149.18°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra49.68°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शनि Śani16.06°MeṣaBharaṇī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:33 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:20 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:30 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:40 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 47 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 12 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:34 – 03:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:19 – 04:33
Abhijit Muhūrta11:27 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta14:24 – 15:24
Godhūli Muhūrta19:08 – 19:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:20 – 19:57
Amṛta Kāla19:05 – 20:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:27 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:47 – 15:38
Yamaganda04:33 – 06:24
Gulika Kāla08:15 – 10:06
Varjyam05:10 – 05:33
Dur Muhūrta 08:00 – 08:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha04:33 – 06:24 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:24 – 08:15 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:15 – 10:06 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:06 – 11:57 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:57 – 13:47 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:47 – 15:38 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:38 – 17:29 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:29 – 19:20 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta19:20 – 20:29 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:29 – 21:38 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:38 – 22:47 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:47 – 23:57 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:57 – 01:06 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:06 – 02:15 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:15 – 03:24 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:24 – 04:33 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873507.27
Julian Day2461972.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2518°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)332.13°
🪷 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 (24.2518°), declination 20.59°, 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: 2028-07-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)