पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · February 13, 2004 CE
🕉️ Sapta-Mokṣa-Puri · Localize for your Pīṭha
अयोध्या मथुरा माया काशी काञ्ची ह्यवन्तिका। पुरी द्वारावती चैव सप्तैते मोक्षदायिकाः॥ — Garuḍa Purāṇa · the 7 cities that grant mokṣa
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Also observed today
- पोङ्गल · Pongal / Thai PongalRegional
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.2 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच
काम्यानां कर्मणां न्यासं संन्यासं कवयो विदुः।
सर्वकर्मफलत्यागं प्राहुस्त्यागं विचक्षणाः।।18.2।।
काम्यानां कर्मणां न्यासं संन्यासं कवयो विदुः।
सर्वकर्मफलत्यागं प्राहुस्त्यागं विचक्षणाः।।18.2।।
"18.2 Lord Shri Krishna replied: The sages say that renunciation means forgoing an action which springs from desire; and relinquishing means the surrender of its fruit." — Shri Purohit Swami
📜 तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2061 Hemalambī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1926 Tāraṇa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1411
Malayalam Era: 1180
Nanakshahi: 535
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)
🌙 पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs (the time-elements)
| तिथि (Tithi) | Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Viśākhā Pada 2 |
| योग (Yoga) | Vṛddhi |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Bālava |
| वार (Vāra) | Śukravāra (Friday) |
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 299.76° | Makara | Dhaniṣṭhā P2 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 202.83° | Tulā | Viśākhā P1 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 12.12° | Meṣa | Aśvinī P4 |
| बुध Budha | 285.15° | Makara | Śravaṇa P2 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 142.63° | Siṃha | Pūrva Phalgunī P3 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 341.16° | Mīna | Uttara Bhādrapadā P3 |
| शनि Śani | 72.76° | Mithuna | Ārdrā P2 |
☀️ Chicago, USA — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · UTC-6)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 06:51 UTC-6 |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 17:20 UTC-6 |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 12:05 UTC-6 |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 00:37 UTC-6 |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 10:38 UTC-6 |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 10 Hours 28 Mins 58 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 13 Hours 31 Mins 02 Secs |
✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 05:27 – 06:09 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 05:58 – 06:51 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:44 – 12:26 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 13:50 – 14:32 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 17:08 – 17:32 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 17:20 – 17:46 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 17:05 – 18:50 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:44 – 00:26 |
⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 10:46 – 12:05 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 14:42 – 16:01 |
| Gulika Kāla | 08:09 – 09:28 |
| Varjyam | 07:17 – 07:34 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 09:17 – 09:38 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
⭐ तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala
Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna
🕉️ चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows
| Day-1 Chala | 06:51 – 08:09 (neutral) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Labha | 08:09 – 09:28 (auspicious) |
| Day-3 Amṛta | 09:28 – 10:46 (auspicious) |
| Day-4 Kāla | 10:46 – 12:05 (inauspicious) |
| Day-5 Śubha | 12:05 – 13:24 (auspicious) |
| Day-6 Roga | 13:24 – 14:42 (inauspicious) |
| Day-7 Udveg | 14:42 – 16:01 (inauspicious) |
| Day-8 Chala | 16:01 – 17:20 (neutral) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Roga | 17:20 – 19:01 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Udveg | 19:01 – 20:42 (inauspicious) |
| Night-3 Chala | 20:42 – 22:24 (neutral) |
| Night-4 Labha | 22:24 – 00:05 (auspicious) |
| Night-5 Amṛta | 00:05 – 01:46 (auspicious) |
| Night-6 Kāla | 01:46 – 03:28 (inauspicious) |
| Night-7 Śubha | 03:28 – 05:09 (auspicious) |
| Night-8 Roga | 05:09 – 06:51 (inauspicious) |
🌐 Coordinates
Latitude: 41.8781°
Longitude: -87.6298°
Timezone: UTC+-6
🚶 आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.
🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance
Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)
-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)
🌌 Cosmic Time — Where This Moment Sits in the Mahāyuga
These five values anchor today within the Sūrya-Siddhānta time-architecture. Kali Year counts from the Kali-epoch (18 Feb 3102 BCE · midnight Ujjain · when Krishna's mortal-form departed). Ahargaṇa is the day-count since that epoch — the canonical time-coordinate used by every Vedic computation on this substrate. Julian Day is the astronomical universal day-number (continuous · no calendar discontinuities). Ayanāṁśa is the angular offset between sidereal (rāśi-based · the Vedic frame) and tropical (equinox-based) coordinates · currently growing at ~50.29″/year as Earth's axis precesses. Sun-Moon angle determines the tithi (0-360° elongation / 12° per tithi).
| Kali Year | 5105 · Kali-5105 |
|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch) | 1864583.27 · 5105.1 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2453048.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 23.9105° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 264.02° · determines today's tithi (12° = 1 tithi · so 23/30) |
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate:Vidhyamitra Sūrya-SiddhāntaMethod:Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equationTier-2 localization:spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanāṁśa (23.9105°) · declination -13.63° · EoT -14.60 min · verified ±1 min vs DrikpanchangLineage:Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Maitreya → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara I → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Jyeṣṭhadeva → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrateAccess:Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed (the bhakta's sole niṣkāma-karma-sevā)Computed for:2004-02-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)