पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · July 28, 2028 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 11.30 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
लेलिह्यसे ग्रसमानः समन्ता

ल्लोकान्समग्रान्वदनैर्ज्वलद्भिः।

तेजोभिरापूर्य जगत्समग्रं

भासस्तवोग्राः प्रतपन्ति विष्णो।।11.30।।
"11.30 Thou seemest to swallow up the worlds, to lap them in flame. Thy glory fills the universe. Thy fierce rays beat down upon it irresistibly." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.30's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla 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)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya101.25°KarkaPuṣya P3
चन्द्र Candra182.24°TulāCitrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala70.18°MithunaĀrdrā P2
बुध Budha103.70°KarkaPuṣya P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati150.52°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra55.90°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शनि Śani16.46°MeṣaBharaṇī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:40 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:13 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:55 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:47 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 32 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 27 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:44 – 03:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:27 – 04:40
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta14:22 – 15:20
Godhūli Muhūrta19:01 – 19:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:13 – 19:50
Amṛta Kāla18:58 – 20:43
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:08 – 11:57
Yamaganda15:35 – 17:24
Gulika Kāla06:29 – 08:18
Varjyam05:17 – 05:40
Dur Muhūrta 08:04 – 08:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala04:40 – 06:29 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:29 – 08:18 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:18 – 10:08 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:08 – 11:57 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:57 – 13:46 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:46 – 15:35 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:35 – 17:24 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:24 – 19:13 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:13 – 20:24 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:24 – 21:35 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:35 – 22:46 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:46 – 23:57 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:57 – 01:08 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:08 – 02:18 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:18 – 03:29 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:29 – 04:40 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873515.27
Julian Day2461980.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2521°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)78.24°
🪷 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 (24.2521°), declination 18.89°, EoT -6.17 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: 2028-07-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)