पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · March 3, 2022 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 5.4 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
सांख्ययोगौ पृथग्बालाः प्रवदन्ति न पण्डिताः।

एकमप्यास्थितः सम्यगुभयोर्विन्दते फलम्।।5.4।।
"5.4 Only the unenlightened speak of wisdom and right action as separate, not the wise. If any man knows one, he enjoys the fruit of both." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya318.27°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra322.08°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala273.14°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha295.07°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati320.19°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra272.70°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani294.92°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:24 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:43 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:35 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:02 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 19 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 40 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:53 – 05:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:27 – 06:24
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta13:56 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta17:31 – 17:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:43 – 18:11
Amṛta Kāla17:28 – 19:13
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:28 – 14:53
Yamaganda06:24 – 07:48
Gulika Kāla09:13 – 10:38
Varjyam06:52 – 07:10
Dur Muhūrta 09:02 – 09:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:24 – 07:48 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:48 – 09:13 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:13 – 10:38 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:38 – 12:03 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:03 – 13:28 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:28 – 14:53 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:53 – 16:18 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:18 – 17:43 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:43 – 19:18 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:18 – 20:53 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:53 – 22:28 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:28 – 00:03 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:03 – 01:38 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:38 – 03:13 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:13 – 04:48 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:48 – 06:24 (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 Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871176.27
Julian Day2459641.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1627°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)5.54°
🪷 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 (24.1627°), declination -6.89°, EoT -12.65 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: 2022-03-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)