पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · August 4, 2036 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 15.18 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
यस्मात्क्षरमतीतोऽहमक्षरादपि चोत्तमः।अतोऽस्मि लोके वेदे च प्रथितः पुरुषोत्तमः।।15.18।।
"15.18 Beyond comparison of the Eternal with the non-eternal am I, Who am called by scriptures and sages the Supreme Personality, the Highest God." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2093 Śukla
Śaka Saṁvat: 1958 Nala
Bengali Saṁvat: 1443
Malayalam Era: 1212
Nanakshahi: 567
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya107.90°KarkaAśleṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra254.42°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala124.02°SiṃhaMaghā P2
बुध Budha133.48°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati53.81°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra61.70°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
शनि Śani116.51°KarkaAśleṣā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:47 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:05 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:09 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:16 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 18 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 42 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:53 – 03:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:36 – 04:47
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta14:19 – 15:17
Godhūli Muhūrta18:53 – 19:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:05 – 19:41
Amṛta Kāla18:50 – 20:35
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:35 – 08:22
Yamaganda10:09 – 11:56
Gulika Kāla13:44 – 15:31
Varjyam05:23 – 05:46
Dur Muhūrta 08:08 – 08:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta04:47 – 06:35 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:35 – 08:22 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:22 – 10:09 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:09 – 11:56 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:56 – 13:44 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:44 – 15:31 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:31 – 17:18 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:18 – 19:05 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala19:05 – 20:18 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:18 – 21:31 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:31 – 22:44 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:44 – 23:56 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:56 – 01:09 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:09 – 02:22 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:22 – 03:35 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:35 – 04:47 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5138
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1876444.27
Julian Day2464909.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3642°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)145.19°
🪷 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 (24.3642°), declination 17.12°, EoT -5.79 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: 2036-08-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)