पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · March 16, 2026 CE

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1433

Malayalam Era: 1202

Nanakshahi: 557

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Śravaṇa Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	331.24°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra	293.64°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	315.96°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P3
बुध Budha	315.16°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	80.74°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra	347.35°	Mīna	Revatī P1
शनि Śani	339.43°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:02 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:58 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:00 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	04:24 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	14:35 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 56 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 03 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:26 – 05:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:02 – 06:02
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:36 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:59 – 14:47
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:46 – 18:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:58 – 18:28
Amṛta Kāla	17:43 – 19:28
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:36 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:31 – 09:01
Yamaganda	10:30 – 12:00
Gulika Kāla	13:29 – 14:59
Varjyam	06:32 – 06:51
Dur Muhūrta	08:49 – 09:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	06:02 – 07:31 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:31 – 09:01 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	09:01 – 10:30 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:30 – 12:00 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	12:00 – 13:29 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:29 – 14:59 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	14:59 – 16:28 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:28 – 17:58 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	17:58 – 19:28 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:28 – 20:59 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	20:59 – 22:29 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:29 – 00:00 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	00:00 – 01:30 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:30 – 03:01 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	03:01 – 04:31 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:31 – 06:02 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°

Longitude: -87.6298°

Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872650.27
Julian Day	2461115.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2190°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	321.96°

🪷 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 (24.2190°), declination -1.80°, EoT -9.36 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: 2026-03-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)