पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · March 3, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: होली — Holi (Phālguna Pūrṇimā)
Festival of colors; Holikā-dahana eve.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya318.25°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra132.79°SiṃhaMaghā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala305.73°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha326.34°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati80.81°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra331.18°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani337.84°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2

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)17:06 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:17 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 19 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 40 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:53 – 05:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:27 – 06:23
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 Kāla14:53 – 16:18
Yamaganda09:13 – 10:38
Gulika Kāla12:03 – 13:28
Varjyam06:52 – 07:10
Dur Muhūrta 09:02 – 09:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:23 – 07:48 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:48 – 09:13 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:13 – 10:38 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:38 – 12:03 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:03 – 13:28 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:28 – 14:53 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:53 – 16:18 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:18 – 17:43 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:43 – 19:18 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:18 – 20:53 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:53 – 22:28 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:28 – 00:03 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:03 – 01:38 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:38 – 03:13 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:13 – 04:48 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:48 – 06:23 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Pūrva Phalgunī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872637.27
Julian Day2461102.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2185°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)176.24°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Engine: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.2185°), declination -6.88°, 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: 2026-03-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)