पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · February 22, 2019 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.16 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
बहिरन्तश्च भूतानामचरं चरमेव च।सूक्ष्मत्वात्तदविज्ञेयं दूरस्थं चान्तिके च तत्।।13.16।।
"13.16 It is within all beings, yet outside; motionless yet moving; too subtle to be perceived; far away yet always near." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya308.99°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra162.58°KanyāHasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala10.75°MeṣaAśvinī P4
बुध Budha325.52°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati236.86°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra266.58°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani262.90°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:38 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:31 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:05 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:25 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:13 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 53 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 06 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:11 – 05:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:43 – 06:38
Abhijit Muhūrta11:43 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta13:54 – 14:37
Godhūli Muhūrta17:19 – 17:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:31 – 17:59
Amṛta Kāla17:16 – 19:01
Niśīta Muhūrta23:43 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:43 – 12:05
Yamaganda14:48 – 16:10
Gulika Kāla07:59 – 09:21
Varjyam07:05 – 07:22
Dur Muhūrta 09:10 – 09:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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):
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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:38 – 07:59 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:59 – 09:21 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:21 – 10:43 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:43 – 12:05 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:05 – 13:26 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:26 – 14:48 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:48 – 16:10 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:10 – 17:31 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:31 – 19:10 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:10 – 20:48 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:48 – 22:26 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:26 – 00:05 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:05 – 01:43 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:43 – 03:21 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:21 – 04:59 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:59 – 06:38 (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 Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870071.27
Julian Day2458536.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1204°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)211.80°
🪷 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 (24.1204°), declination -10.36°, EoT -14.08 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: 2019-02-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)