पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · March 8, 2017 CE
Also observed today
- रङ्गभरी एकादशी · Raṅgbhari EkādaśīShaiva
- एकादशी · EkādaśīVaishnava
- कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति · Kumbha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.1 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच
प्रकृतिं पुरुषं चैव क्षेत्रं क्षेत्रज्ञमेव च।
एतद्वेदितुमिच्छामि ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं च केशव।।13.1।।
प्रकृतिं पुरुषं चैव क्षेत्रं क्षेत्रज्ञमेव च।
एतद्वेदितुमिच्छामि ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं च केशव।।13.1।।
"13.1 "Arjuna asked: My Lord! Who is God and what is Nature; what is Matter and what is the Self; what is that they call Wisdom, and what is it that is worth knowing? I wish to have this explained." — Shri Purohit Swami
तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)
पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs
| तिथि (Tithi) | Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Punarvasu Pada 3 |
| योग (Yoga) | Saubhāgya |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Vaṇija |
| वार (Vāra) | Budhavāra (Wednesday) |
सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 323.57° | Kumbha | Pūrva Bhādrapadā P2 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 86.87° | Mithuna | Punarvasu P3 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 4.22° | Meṣa | Aśvinī P2 |
| बुध Budha | 324.19° | Kumbha | Pūrva Bhādrapadā P2 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 177.22° | Kanyā | Citrā P2 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 348.63° | Mīna | Revatī P1 |
| शनि Śani | 242.82° | Dhanu | Mūla P1 |
Chicago, USA — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · UTC-6)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 06:15 UTC-6 |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 17:49 UTC-6 |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 12:02 UTC-6 |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 12:48 UTC-6 |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 03:43 UTC-6 |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 11 Hours 33 Mins 54 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 12 Hours 26 Mins 06 Secs |
शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 04:43 – 05:29 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 05:17 – 06:15 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:39 – 12:25 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 13:58 – 14:44 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 17:37 – 18:01 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 17:49 – 18:18 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 17:34 – 19:19 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:39 – 00:25 |
अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 12:02 – 13:29 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 07:42 – 09:09 |
| Gulika Kāla | 10:35 – 12:02 |
| Varjyam | 06:44 – 07:03 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 08:57 – 09:20 |
दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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
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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna
चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows
| Day-1 Labha | 06:15 – 07:42 (auspicious) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Amṛta | 07:42 – 09:09 (auspicious) |
| Day-3 Kāla | 09:09 – 10:35 (inauspicious) |
| Day-4 Śubha | 10:35 – 12:02 (auspicious) |
| Day-5 Roga | 12:02 – 13:29 (inauspicious) |
| Day-6 Udveg | 13:29 – 14:56 (inauspicious) |
| Day-7 Chala | 14:56 – 16:22 (neutral) |
| Day-8 Labha | 16:22 – 17:49 (auspicious) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Udveg | 17:49 – 19:22 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Chala | 19:22 – 20:56 (neutral) |
| Night-3 Labha | 20:56 – 22:29 (auspicious) |
| Night-4 Amṛta | 22:29 – 00:02 (auspicious) |
| Night-5 Kāla | 00:02 – 01:35 (inauspicious) |
| Night-6 Śubha | 01:35 – 03:09 (auspicious) |
| Night-7 Roga | 03:09 – 04:42 (inauspicious) |
| Night-8 Udveg | 04:42 – 06:15 (inauspicious) |
Coordinates
Latitude: 41.8781°
Longitude: -87.6298°
Timezone: UTC+-6
आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).
🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance
Today's Śukla Ekādaśī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)
Cosmic Time
| Kali Year | 5118 |
|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch) | 1869355.27 |
| Julian Day | 2457820.770833 |
| Ayanamsa (Lahiri) | 24.0930° |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 123.31° |
🪷 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 (24.0930°), declination -4.88°, EoT -11.53 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: 2017-03-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)
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 (24.0930°), declination -4.88°, EoT -11.53 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: 2017-03-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)