पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · March 10, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.3 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
क्षेत्रज्ञं चापि मां विद्धि सर्वक्षेत्रेषु भारत।

क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञयोर्ज्ञानं यत्तज्ज्ञानं मतं मम।।13.3।।
"13.3 I am the Omniscient self that abides in the playground of Matter; knowledge of Matter and of the all-knowing Self is wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

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 Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya325.56°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra114.23°KarkaAśleṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala5.66°MeṣaAśvinī P2
बुध Budha328.05°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati177.04°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra348.25°MīnaRevatī P1
शनि Śani242.91°DhanuMūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:12 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:51 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:56 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:56 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 39 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 20 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:38 – 05:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:13 – 06:12
Abhijit Muhūrta11:38 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta13:58 – 14:45
Godhūli Muhūrta17:39 – 18:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:51 – 18:20
Amṛta Kāla17:36 – 19:21
Niśīta Muhūrta23:38 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:34 – 12:02
Yamaganda14:56 – 16:24
Gulika Kāla07:39 – 09:07
Varjyam06:41 – 07:00
Dur Muhūrta 08:55 – 09:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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 · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:12 – 07:39 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:39 – 09:07 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:07 – 10:34 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:34 – 12:02 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:02 – 13:29 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:29 – 14:56 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:56 – 16:24 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:24 – 17:51 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:51 – 19:24 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:24 – 20:56 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:56 – 22:29 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:29 – 00:02 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:02 – 01:34 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:34 – 03:07 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:07 – 04:39 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:39 – 06:12 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869357.27
Julian Day2457822.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0931°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)149.43°
🪷 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 (24.0931°), declination -4.09°, EoT -11.02 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: 2017-03-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)