पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · February 25, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.2 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाचत्रिविधा भवति श्रद्धा देहिनां सा स्वभावजा।सात्त्विकी राजसी चैव तामसी चेति तां श्रृणु।।17.2।।
"17.2 Lord Shri Krishna replied: Man has an inherent faith in one or another of the Qualities -Purity, Passion and Ignorance. Now listen." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya312.48°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra273.13°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala82.44°MithunaPunarvasu P1
बुध Budha324.84°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati47.73°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra345.86°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani326.10°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:33 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:36 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:42 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:11 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 03 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 56 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:04 – 05:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:37 – 06:33
Abhijit Muhūrta11:42 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta13:55 – 14:39
Godhūli Muhūrta17:24 – 17:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:36 – 18:04
Amṛta Kāla17:21 – 19:06
Niśīta Muhūrta23:42 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:50 – 16:13
Yamaganda09:18 – 10:41
Gulika Kāla12:04 – 13:27
Varjyam07:00 – 07:18
Dur Muhūrta 09:07 – 09:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
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):
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 Roga06:33 – 07:55 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:55 – 09:18 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:18 – 10:41 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:41 – 12:04 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:04 – 13:27 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:27 – 14:50 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:50 – 16:13 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:13 – 17:36 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:36 – 19:13 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:13 – 20:50 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:50 – 22:27 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:27 – 00:04 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:04 – 01:41 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:41 – 03:18 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:18 – 04:55 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:55 – 06:33 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872266.27
Julian Day2460731.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2044°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)320.89°
🪷 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 (24.2044°), declination -9.06°, EoT -13.70 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: 2025-02-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)