पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · March 3, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla 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)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya318.51°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra359.93°MīnaRevatī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala82.73°MithunaPunarvasu P1
बुध Budha334.93°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati48.19°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra346.33°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani326.83°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:23 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:43 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:12 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:26 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 20 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 39 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:52 – 05:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:26 – 06:23
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta13:57 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta17:31 – 17:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:43 – 18:12
Amṛta Kāla17:28 – 19:13
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:48 – 09:13
Yamaganda10:38 – 12:03
Gulika Kāla13:28 – 14:53
Varjyam06:51 – 07:10
Dur Muhūrta 09:02 – 09:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (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):
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):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:23 – 07:48 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:48 – 09:13 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:13 – 10:38 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:38 – 12:03 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:03 – 13:28 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:28 – 14:53 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:53 – 16:18 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:18 – 17:43 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:43 – 19:18 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:18 – 20:53 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:53 – 22:28 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:28 – 00:03 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:03 – 01:38 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:38 – 03:13 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:13 – 04:48 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:48 – 06:23 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872272.27
Julian Day2460737.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2046°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)38.66°
🪷 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 (24.2046°), declination -6.79°, 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: 2025-03-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)