पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · August 18, 2040 CE

🪷 आज: पार्श्व एकादशी — Pārśva (Parivartinī) Ekādaśī
Viṣṇu turns from one side to another in yoga-nidrā (mid-Cāturmāsya).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.19 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
ज्ञानं कर्म च कर्ता च त्रिधैव गुणभेदतः।प्रोच्यते गुणसंख्याने यथावच्छृणु तान्यपि।।18.19।।
"18.19 The knowledge, the act and the doer differ according to the Qualities. Listen to this too:" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2097 Śrīmukha
Śaka Saṁvat: 1962 Raudra
Bengali Saṁvat: 1447
Malayalam Era: 1216
Nanakshahi: 571
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya121.31°SiṃhaMaghā P1
चन्द्र Candra240.74°DhanuMūla P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala157.25°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha125.66°SiṃhaMaghā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati157.27°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra142.23°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani164.04°KanyāHasta P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:02 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:46 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:19 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:24 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 44 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 15 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:12 – 04:07
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:53 – 05:02
Abhijit Muhūrta11:27 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta14:11 – 15:06
Godhūli Muhūrta18:34 – 18:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:46 – 19:21
Amṛta Kāla18:31 – 20:16
Niśīta Muhūrta23:27 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:28 – 10:11
Yamaganda13:37 – 15:20
Gulika Kāla05:02 – 06:45
Varjyam05:36 – 05:58
Dur Muhūrta 08:14 – 08:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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 Kāla05:02 – 06:45 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:45 – 08:28 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:28 – 10:11 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:11 – 11:54 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:54 – 13:37 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:37 – 15:20 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:20 – 17:03 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:03 – 18:46 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:46 – 20:03 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:03 – 21:20 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:20 – 22:37 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:37 – 23:54 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:54 – 01:11 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:11 – 02:28 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:28 – 03:45 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:45 – 05:02 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5142
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1877919.27
Julian Day2466384.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4206°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)122.50°
🪷 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 (24.4206°), declination 12.94°, EoT -3.53 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: 2040-08-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)