पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · July 25, 2031 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 3.15 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
कर्म ब्रह्मोद्भवं विद्धि ब्रह्माक्षरसमुद्भवम्।

तस्मात्सर्वगतं ब्रह्म नित्यं यज्ञे प्रतिष्ठितम्।।3.15।।
"3.15 All action originates in the Supreme Spirit, which is Imperishable, and in sacrificial action the all-pervading Spirit is consciously present." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2088 Raktākṣī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1953 Virodhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1438
Malayalam Era: 1207
Nanakshahi: 562
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya97.65°KarkaPuṣya P2
चन्द्र Candra159.00°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala199.42°TulāSvātī P4
बुध Budha121.05°SiṃhaMaghā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati235.58°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra121.29°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शनि Śani54.29°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:37 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:17 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:04 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:01 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 40 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 19 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:39 – 03:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:23 – 04:37
Abhijit Muhūrta11:27 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta14:23 – 15:22
Godhūli Muhūrta19:05 – 19:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:17 – 19:53
Amṛta Kāla19:02 – 20:47
Niśīta Muhūrta23:27 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:07 – 11:57
Yamaganda15:37 – 17:27
Gulika Kāla06:27 – 08:17
Varjyam05:13 – 05:37
Dur Muhūrta 08:02 – 08:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala04:37 – 06:27 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:27 – 08:17 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:17 – 10:07 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:07 – 11:57 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:57 – 13:47 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:47 – 15:37 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:37 – 17:27 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:27 – 19:17 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:17 – 20:27 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:27 – 21:37 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:37 – 22:47 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:47 – 23:57 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:57 – 01:07 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:07 – 02:17 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:17 – 03:27 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:27 – 04:37 (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 Year5133
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874607.27
Julian Day2463072.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2939°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)64.96°
🪷 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 (24.2939°), declination 19.72°, EoT -6.18 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: 2031-07-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)