पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · March 2, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.4 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
यदा हि नेन्द्रियार्थेषु न कर्मस्वनुषज्जते।

सर्वसङ्कल्पसंन्यासी योगारूढस्तदोच्यते।।6.4।।
"6.4 When a man renounces even the thought of initiating action, when he is not interested in sense objects or any results which may flow from his acts, then in truth he understands spirituality." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya317.76°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra209.05°TulāViśākhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala289.23°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
बुध Budha319.73°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati17.33°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra293.28°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शनि Śani315.95°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:24 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:42 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:55 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:42 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 17 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 42 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:54 – 05:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:28 – 06:24
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta13:56 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta17:30 – 17:54
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:42 – 18:11
Amṛta Kāla17:27 – 19:12
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:14 – 10:39
Yamaganda13:28 – 14:53
Gulika Kāla06:24 – 07:49
Varjyam06:53 – 07:11
Dur Muhūrta 09:03 – 09:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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 · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:24 – 07:49 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:49 – 09:14 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:14 – 10:39 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:39 – 12:03 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:03 – 13:28 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:28 – 14:53 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:53 – 16:18 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:18 – 17:42 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:42 – 19:18 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:18 – 20:53 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:53 – 22:28 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:28 – 00:03 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:03 – 01:39 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:39 – 03:14 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:14 – 04:49 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:49 – 06:24 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Saptamī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871906.27
Julian Day2460371.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1906°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)255.31°
🪷 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 (24.1906°), declination -7.08°, EoT -12.85 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: 2024-03-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)