पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · February 19, 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 1.2 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
सञ्जय उवाच

दृष्ट्वा तु पाण्डवानीकं व्यूढं दुर्योधनस्तदा।

आचार्यमुपसङ्गम्य राजा वचनमब्रवीत्।।1.2।।
"1.2 Sanjaya replied: "The Prince Duryodhana, when he saw the army of the Pandavas paraded, approached his preceptor Guru Drona and spoke as follows:" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla 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)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya3.52°MeṣaAśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra23.38°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala6.40°MeṣaAśvinī P2
बुध Budha0.21°MeṣaAśvinī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati1.77°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शुक्र Śukra2.67°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शनि Śani352.93°MīnaRevatī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:00 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:10 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:05 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:55 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:54 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 10 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 49 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:38 – 06:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:09 – 07:00
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta13:47 – 14:27
Godhūli Muhūrta16:58 – 17:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:10 – 17:36
Amṛta Kāla16:55 – 18:40
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:32 – 10:49
Yamaganda13:21 – 14:37
Gulika Kāla07:00 – 08:16
Varjyam07:25 – 07:41
Dur Muhūrta 09:22 – 09:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:00 – 08:16 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:16 – 09:32 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:32 – 10:49 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:49 – 12:05 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:05 – 13:21 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:21 – 14:37 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:37 – 15:54 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:54 – 17:10 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:10 – 18:54 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:54 – 20:37 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:37 – 22:21 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:21 – 00:05 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:05 – 01:49 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:49 – 03:32 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:32 – 05:16 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:16 – 07:00 (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 Year1
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1.27
Julian Day588466.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-47.4028°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)19.86°
🪷 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 -16.00°, EoT -14.37 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: -3101-02-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)