पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · February 29, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.70 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
आपूर्यमाणमचलप्रतिष्ठं

समुद्रमापः प्रविशन्ति यद्वत्।

तद्वत्कामा यं प्रविशन्ति सर्वे

स शान्तिमाप्नोति न कामकामी।।2.70।।
"2.70 He attains Peace, into whom desires flow as rivers into the ocean, which though brimming with water remains ever the same; not he whom desire carries away." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.70'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 Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya315.80°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra204.36°TulāViśākhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala213.35°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
बुध Budha297.10°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati144.60°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra290.39°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शनि Śani231.58°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:27 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:40 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:39 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:36 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 12 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 47 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:58 – 05:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:31 – 06:27
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta13:56 – 14:40
Godhūli Muhūrta17:28 – 17:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:40 – 18:08
Amṛta Kāla17:25 – 19:10
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:51 – 09:16
Yamaganda10:40 – 12:04
Gulika Kāla13:28 – 14:52
Varjyam06:55 – 07:13
Dur Muhūrta 09:04 – 09:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (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 · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:27 – 07:51 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:51 – 09:16 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:16 – 10:40 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:40 – 12:04 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:04 – 13:28 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:28 – 14:52 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:52 – 16:16 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:16 – 17:40 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:40 – 19:16 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:16 – 20:52 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:52 – 22:28 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:28 – 00:04 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:04 – 01:40 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:40 – 03:16 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:16 – 04:51 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:51 – 06:27 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Saptamī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868982.27
Julian Day2457447.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0788°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)252.08°
🪷 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 (24.0788°), declination -7.86°, EoT -13.04 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: 2016-02-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)