पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · February 24, 2019 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.18 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
ज्योतिषामपि तज्ज्योतिस्तमसः परमुच्यते।ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं ज्ञानगम्यं हृदि सर्वस्य विष्ठितम्।।13.18।।
"13.18 It is the Light of lights, beyond the reach of darkness; the Wisdom, the only thing that is worth knowing or that wisdom can teach; the Presence in the hearts of all." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.18'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 Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya311.01°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra191.23°TulāSvātī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala12.10°MeṣaAśvinī P4
बुध Budha328.34°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati237.12°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra268.93°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani263.08°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:35 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:34 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:51 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:20 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 59 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 00 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:07 – 05:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:40 – 06:35
Abhijit Muhūrta11:42 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta13:54 – 14:38
Godhūli Muhūrta17:22 – 17:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:34 – 18:01
Amṛta Kāla17:19 – 19:04
Niśīta Muhūrta23:42 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:12 – 17:34
Yamaganda12:04 – 13:27
Gulika Kāla14:49 – 16:12
Varjyam07:02 – 07:20
Dur Muhūrta 09:09 – 09:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:35 – 07:57 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:57 – 09:20 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:20 – 10:42 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:42 – 12:04 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:04 – 13:27 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:27 – 14:49 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:49 – 16:12 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:12 – 17:34 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:34 – 19:12 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:12 – 20:49 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:49 – 22:27 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:27 – 00:04 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:04 – 01:42 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:42 – 03:20 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:20 – 04:57 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:57 – 06:35 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870073.27
Julian Day2458538.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1205°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)237.39°
🪷 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 (24.1205°), declination -9.63°, EoT -13.84 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: 2019-02-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)