पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · August 7, 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 2.71 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
विहाय कामान्यः सर्वान्पुमांश्चरति निःस्पृहः।

निर्ममो निरहंकारः स शांतिमधिगच्छति।।2.71।।
"2.71 He attains Peace who, giving up desire, moves through the world without aspiration, possessing nothing which he can call his own, and free from pride." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.71'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 Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya110.58°KarkaAśleṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra72.44°MithunaĀrdrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala184.96°TulāCitrā P4
बुध Budha134.42°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati177.31°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra145.05°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani29.89°MeṣaKṛttikā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:50 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:02 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:49 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:58 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 11 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 48 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:56 – 03:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:39 – 04:50
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta14:18 – 15:15
Godhūli Muhūrta18:50 – 19:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:02 – 19:37
Amṛta Kāla18:47 – 20:32
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:29 – 17:15
Yamaganda08:23 – 10:10
Gulika Kāla11:56 – 13:42
Varjyam05:26 – 05:48
Dur Muhūrta 08:09 – 08:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga04:50 – 06:37 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:37 – 08:23 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:23 – 10:10 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:10 – 11:56 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:56 – 13:42 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:42 – 15:29 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:29 – 17:15 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:15 – 19:02 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:02 – 20:15 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:15 – 21:29 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:29 – 22:42 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:42 – 23:56 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:56 – 01:10 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:10 – 02:23 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:23 – 03:37 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:37 – 04:50 (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 Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873890.27
Julian Day2462355.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2665°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)321.83°
🪷 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 (24.2665°), declination 16.38°, EoT -5.48 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: 2029-08-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)