पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · March 21, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: मत्स्य जयन्ती — Matsya Jayantī
Matsya saved Vaivasvata Manu and the Vedas during the cosmic deluge.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.5 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
अपरेयमितस्त्वन्यां प्रकृतिं विद्धि मे पराम्।

जीवभूतां महाबाहो ययेदं धार्यते जगत्।।7.5।।
"7.5 This is My inferior Nature; but distinct from this, O Valiant One, know thou that my Superior Nature is the very Life which sustains the universe." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla 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)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya336.22°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra2.41°MeṣaAśvinī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala319.89°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
बुध Budha313.98°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati80.86°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra353.54°MīnaRevatī P3
शनि Śani340.05°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:53 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:03 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:03 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:24 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 10 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 49 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:16 – 05:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:52 – 05:53
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta14:00 – 14:49
Godhūli Muhūrta17:51 – 18:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:03 – 18:34
Amṛta Kāla17:48 – 19:33
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:56 – 10:27
Yamaganda13:30 – 15:01
Gulika Kāla05:53 – 07:25
Varjyam06:24 – 06:43
Dur Muhūrta 08:44 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:53 – 07:25 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:25 – 08:56 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:56 – 10:27 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:27 – 11:58 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:58 – 13:30 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:30 – 15:01 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:01 – 16:32 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:32 – 18:03 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:03 – 19:32 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:32 – 21:01 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:01 – 22:30 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:30 – 23:58 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:58 – 01:27 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:27 – 02:56 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:56 – 04:25 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:25 – 05:53 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Tṛtīyā + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872655.27
Julian Day2461120.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2192°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)24.47°
🪷 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 (24.2192°), declination 0.17°, EoT -7.84 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: 2026-03-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)