पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · February 17, 3102 BCE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.78 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यत्र योगेश्वरः कृष्णो यत्र पार्थो धनुर्धरः।

तत्र श्रीर्विजयो भूतिर्ध्रुवा नीतिर्मतिर्मम।।18.78।
"18.78 Wherever is the Lord Shri Krishna, the Prince of Wisdom, and wherever is Arjuna, the Great Archer, I am more than convinced that good fortune, victory, happiness and righteousness will follow"" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.78's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -3044
Śaka Saṁvat: -3179
Bengali Saṁvat: -3694
Malayalam Era: -3925
Nanakshahi: -4570
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Nāga
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya1.58°MeṣaAśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra356.87°MīnaRevatī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala4.88°MeṣaAśvinī P2
बुध Budha356.44°MīnaRevatī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati1.28°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शुक्र Śukra0.19°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शनि Śani352.66°MīnaRevatī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:02 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:08 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:05 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:50 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:42 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 05 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 54 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:41 – 06:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:12 – 07:02
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta13:46 – 14:26
Godhūli Muhūrta16:56 – 17:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:08 – 17:33
Amṛta Kāla16:53 – 18:38
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:21 – 14:36
Yamaganda07:02 – 08:18
Gulika Kāla09:34 – 10:49
Varjyam07:27 – 07:43
Dur Muhūrta 09:23 – 09:44

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: undefined (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:02 – 08:18 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:18 – 09:34 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:34 – 10:49 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:49 – 12:05 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:05 – 13:21 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:21 – 14:36 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:36 – 15:52 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:52 – 17:08 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:08 – 18:52 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:52 – 20:36 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:36 – 22:21 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:21 – 00:05 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:05 – 01:49 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:49 – 03:34 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:34 – 05:18 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:18 – 07:02 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Revatī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year0
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-0.73
Julian Day588464.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-47.4028°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)355.29°
🪷 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 (-47.4028°), declination -16.58°, EoT -14.49 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: -3101-02-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)