पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · February 26, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: होलिका दहन — Holikā Dahana
Burning of Holikā; Prahlāda saved by Hari. Eve of Holi.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.15 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
रजसि प्रलयं गत्वा कर्मसङ्गिषु जायते।तथा प्रलीनस्तमसि मूढयोनिषु जायते।।14.15।।
"14.15 When Passion prevails, the soul is reborn among those who love activity; when Ignorance rules, it enters the wombs of the ignorant." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya313.51°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra116.55°KarkaAśleṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala32.08°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
बुध Budha287.87°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati291.78°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शुक्र Śukra306.21°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani284.01°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:31 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:37 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:59 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:54 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 06 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 53 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:02 – 05:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:36 – 06:31
Abhijit Muhūrta11:42 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta13:55 – 14:39
Godhūli Muhūrta17:25 – 17:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:37 – 18:05
Amṛta Kāla17:22 – 19:07
Niśīta Muhūrta23:42 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:41 – 12:04
Yamaganda14:51 – 16:14
Gulika Kāla07:54 – 09:18
Varjyam06:59 – 07:17
Dur Muhūrta 09:06 – 09:29

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 Chala06:31 – 07:54 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:54 – 09:18 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:18 – 10:41 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:41 – 12:04 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:04 – 13:27 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:27 – 14:51 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:51 – 16:14 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:14 – 17:37 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:37 – 19:14 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:14 – 20:51 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:51 – 22:27 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:27 – 00:04 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:04 – 01:41 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:41 – 03:18 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:18 – 04:54 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:54 – 06:31 (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 Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870806.27
Julian Day2459271.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1485°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)162.15°
🪷 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 (24.1485°), declination -8.70°, EoT -13.55 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: 2021-02-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)