पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · March 5, 2011 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.26 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
अश्वत्थः सर्ववृक्षाणां देवर्षीणां च नारदः।

गन्धर्वाणां चित्ररथः सिद्धानां कपिलो मुनिः।।10.26।।
"10.26 Of trees I am the sacred Fig-tree, of the Divine Seers Narada, of the heavenly singers I am Chitraratha, their Leader, and of sages I am Kapila." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1418
Malayalam Era: 1187
Nanakshahi: 542
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya320.10°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra321.90°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala313.73°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
बुध Budha326.74°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati344.69°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra279.28°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani171.78°KanyāHasta P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:21 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:45 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:27 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:53 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 23 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 36 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:50 – 05:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:24 – 06:21
Abhijit Muhūrta11:40 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta13:57 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta17:33 – 17:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:45 – 18:13
Amṛta Kāla17:30 – 19:15
Niśīta Muhūrta23:40 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:12 – 10:37
Yamaganda13:28 – 14:54
Gulika Kāla06:21 – 07:46
Varjyam06:49 – 07:08
Dur Muhūrta 09:00 – 09:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (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
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:21 – 07:46 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:46 – 09:12 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:12 – 10:37 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:37 – 12:03 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:03 – 13:28 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:28 – 14:54 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:54 – 16:19 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:19 – 17:45 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:45 – 19:19 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:19 – 20:54 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:54 – 22:28 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:28 – 00:03 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:03 – 01:37 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:37 – 03:12 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:12 – 04:46 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:46 – 06:21 (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 Year5112
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867160.27
Julian Day2455625.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0091°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)3.31°
🪷 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 (24.0091°), declination -6.25°, EoT -12.23 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: 2011-03-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)