पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · March 29, 2011 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.8 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
न तु मां शक्यसे द्रष्टुमनेनैव स्वचक्षुषा।

दिव्यं ददामि ते चक्षुः पश्य मे योगमैश्वरम्।।11.8।।
"11.8 Yet since with mortal eyes thou canst not see Me, lo! I give thee the Divine Sight. See now the glory of My Sovereignty."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1418
Malayalam Era: 1187
Nanakshahi: 542
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya343.99°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra283.01°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala332.57°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha0.14°MeṣaAśvinī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati350.38°MīnaRevatī P2
शुक्र Śukra307.95°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शनि Śani170.10°KanyāHasta P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:40 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:12 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:58 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:45 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 31 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 28 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:00 – 04:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:37 – 05:40
Abhijit Muhūrta11:31 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta14:01 – 14:51
Godhūli Muhūrta18:00 – 18:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:12 – 18:43
Amṛta Kāla17:57 – 19:42
Niśīta Muhūrta23:31 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:04 – 16:38
Yamaganda08:48 – 10:22
Gulika Kāla11:56 – 13:30
Varjyam06:11 – 06:31
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:40 – 07:14 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:14 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:48 – 10:22 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:22 – 11:56 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:56 – 13:30 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:30 – 15:04 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:04 – 16:38 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:38 – 18:12 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:12 – 19:38 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:38 – 21:04 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:04 – 22:30 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:30 – 23:56 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:56 – 01:22 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:22 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:48 – 04:14 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:14 – 05:40 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5112
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867184.27
Julian Day2455649.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0100°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)296.43°
🪷 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 (24.0100°), declination 3.17°, EoT -5.30 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: 2011-03-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)