पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · March 7, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.9 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
सुहृन्मित्रार्युदासीनमध्यस्थद्वेष्यबन्धुषु।

साधुष्वपि च पापेषु समबुद्धिर्विशिष्यते।।6.9।।
"6.9 He looks impartially on all - lover, friend or foe; indifferent or hostile; alien or relative; virtuous or sinful." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.9'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 Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya322.77°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra275.96°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala293.10°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
बुध Budha329.34°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati18.21°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra299.47°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani316.56°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:16 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:48 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:08 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:42 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 31 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 28 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:44 – 05:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:19 – 06:16
Abhijit Muhūrta11:39 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta13:58 – 14:44
Godhūli Muhūrta17:36 – 18:00
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:48 – 18:17
Amṛta Kāla17:33 – 19:18
Niśīta Muhūrta23:39 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:29 – 14:55
Yamaganda06:16 – 07:43
Gulika Kāla09:09 – 10:36
Varjyam06:45 – 07:04
Dur Muhūrta 08:58 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:16 – 07:43 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:43 – 09:09 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:09 – 10:36 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:36 – 12:02 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:02 – 13:29 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:29 – 14:55 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:55 – 16:22 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:22 – 17:48 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:48 – 19:22 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:22 – 20:55 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:55 – 22:29 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:29 – 00:02 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:02 – 01:36 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:36 – 03:09 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:09 – 04:43 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:43 – 06:16 (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 Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871911.27
Julian Day2460376.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1908°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)315.31°
🪷 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 (24.1908°), declination -5.15°, EoT -11.77 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: 2024-03-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)