पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · February 27, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.68 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
तस्माद्यस्य महाबाहो निगृहीतानि सर्वशः।

इन्द्रियाणीन्द्रियार्थेभ्यस्तस्य प्रज्ञा प्रतिष्ठिता।।2.68।।
"2.68 Therefore, O Might-in-Arms, he who keeps his senses detached from their objects - take it that his reason is purified." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.68's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya313.79°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra180.73°TulāCitrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala212.54°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
बुध Budha294.02°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati144.85°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra287.91°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शनि Śani231.49°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:31 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:37 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:43 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:40 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 06 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 53 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:02 – 05:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:35 – 06:31
Abhijit Muhūrta11:42 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta13:55 – 14:39
Godhūli Muhūrta17:25 – 17:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:37 – 18:05
Amṛta Kāla17:22 – 19:07
Niśīta Muhūrta23:42 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:17 – 10:41
Yamaganda13:27 – 14:51
Gulika Kāla06:31 – 07:54
Varjyam06:58 – 07:16
Dur Muhūrta 09:06 – 09:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:31 – 07:54 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:54 – 09:17 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:17 – 10:41 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:41 – 12:04 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:04 – 13:27 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:27 – 14:51 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:51 – 16:14 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:14 – 17:37 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:37 – 19:14 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:14 – 20:51 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:51 – 22:27 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:27 – 00:04 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:04 – 01:41 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:41 – 03:17 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:17 – 04:54 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:54 – 06:31 (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 Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868980.27
Julian Day2457445.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0787°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)230.37°
🪷 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 (24.0787°), declination -8.62°, EoT -13.39 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: 2016-02-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)