पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · August 3, 2029 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 2.67 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
इन्द्रियाणां हि चरतां यन्मनोऽनुविधीयते।

तदस्य हरति प्रज्ञां वायुर्नावमिवाम्भसि।।2.67।।
"2.67 As a ship at sea is tossed by the tempest, so the reason is carried away by the mind when preyed upon by straying senses." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.67's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1436
Malayalam Era: 1205
Nanakshahi: 560
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya106.75°KarkaAśleṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra23.00°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala182.63°TulāCitrā P3
बुध Budha128.52°SiṃhaMaghā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati176.77°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra140.30°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani29.67°MeṣaKṛttikā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:46 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:07 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:14 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:28 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 20 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 39 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:51 – 03:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:34 – 04:46
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta14:20 – 15:17
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 Kāla10:09 – 11:56
Yamaganda15:32 – 17:19
Gulika Kāla06:34 – 08:21
Varjyam05:22 – 05:45
Dur Muhūrta 08:07 – 08:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala04:46 – 06:34 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:34 – 08:21 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:21 – 10:09 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:09 – 11:56 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:56 – 13:44 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:44 – 15:32 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:32 – 17:19 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:19 – 19:07 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:07 – 20:19 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:19 – 21:32 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:32 – 22:44 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:44 – 23:56 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:56 – 01:09 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:09 – 02:21 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:21 – 03:34 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:34 – 04:46 (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 Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873886.27
Julian Day2462351.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2663°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)277.62°
🪷 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 (24.2663°), declination 17.46°, 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: 2029-08-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)