पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · March 1, 2019 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.23 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
उपद्रष्टाऽनुमन्ता च भर्ता भोक्ता महेश्वरः।

परमात्मेति चाप्युक्तो देहेऽस्मिन्पुरुषः परः।।13.23।।
"13.23 Thus in the body of man dwells the Supreme God; He who sees and permits, upholds and enjoys, the Highest God and the Highest Self." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.23'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 Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya316.03°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra254.99°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala15.47°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
बुध Budha333.59°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati237.73°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra274.84°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani263.53°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4

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)03:26 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:33 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 12 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 47 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:57 – 05:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:31 – 06:27
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta13:56 – 14:41
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 Kāla10:39 – 12:04
Yamaganda14:52 – 16:16
Gulika Kāla07:51 – 09:15
Varjyam06:55 – 07:13
Dur Muhūrta 09:04 – 09:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:27 – 07:51 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:51 – 09:15 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:15 – 10:39 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:39 – 12:04 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:04 – 13:28 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:28 – 14:52 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:52 – 16:16 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:16 – 17:40 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:40 – 19:16 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:16 – 20:52 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:52 – 22:28 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:28 – 00:04 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:04 – 01:39 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:39 – 03:15 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:15 – 04:51 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:51 – 06:27 (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)1870078.27
Julian Day2458543.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1207°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)296.19°
🪷 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 (24.1207°), declination -7.76°, 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: 2019-03-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)