पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · March 25, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: कामदा एकादशी — Kāmadā Ekādaśī
Fulfills righteous desires; removes brahma-hatyā.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.15 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga🪷 Sarvasya Cāhaṁ Hṛdi Sanniviṣṭo · I dwell in every heart
सर्वस्य चाहं हृदि सन्निविष्टो मत्तः स्मृतिर्ज्ञानमपोहनं च।वेदैश्च सर्वैरहमेव वेद्यो वेदान्तकृद्वेदविदेव चाहम्।।15.15।।
"15.15 I am enthroned in the hearts of all; memory, wisdom and discrimination owe their origins to Me. I am He Who is to be realised in the scriptures; I inspire their wisdom and I know their truth." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya340.47°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra110.76°KarkaAśleṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala47.89°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
बुध Budha318.70°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati297.67°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra339.87°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani286.67°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:46 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:08 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:34 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:43 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 22 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 37 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:07 – 04:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:44 – 05:46
Abhijit Muhūrta11:32 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta14:01 – 14:50
Godhūli Muhūrta17:56 – 18:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:08 – 18:39
Amṛta Kāla17:53 – 19:38
Niśīta Muhūrta23:32 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:30 – 15:03
Yamaganda05:46 – 07:19
Gulika Kāla08:52 – 10:24
Varjyam06:17 – 06:37
Dur Muhūrta 08:39 – 09:04

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (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 Śubha05:46 – 07:19 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:19 – 08:52 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:52 – 10:24 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:24 – 11:57 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:57 – 13:30 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:30 – 15:03 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:03 – 16:35 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:35 – 18:08 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:08 – 19:35 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:35 – 21:03 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:03 – 22:30 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:30 – 23:57 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:57 – 01:24 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:24 – 02:52 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:52 – 04:19 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:19 – 05:46 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870833.27
Julian Day2459298.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1496°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)131.48°
🪷 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 (24.1496°), declination 1.83°, EoT -6.58 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: 2021-03-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)