पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · March 23, 2026 CE

Also observed today

मीन सङ्क्रान्ति · Mīna SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 7.7 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga🪷 Mattaḥ Parataraṁ Nānyat · Krishna IS the thread

मत्तः परतरं नान्यत्किञ्चिदस्ति धनञ्जय।

मयि सर्वमिदं प्रोतं सूत्रे मणिगणा इव।।7.7।।

"7.7 O Arjuna! There is nothing higher than Me; all is strung upon Me as rows of pearls upon a thread." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 7.7'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 Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	338.20°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra	31.39°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	321.46°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha	314.22°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	80.93°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra	356.02°	Mīna	Revatī P3
शनि Śani	340.30°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:50 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:06 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:58 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	08:14 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	22:47 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 15 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 44 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:12 – 05:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:48 – 05:50
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:33 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:00 – 14:49
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:54 – 18:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:06 – 18:36
Amṛta Kāla	17:51 – 19:36
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:33 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:22 – 08:54
Yamaganda	10:26 – 11:58
Gulika Kāla	13:30 – 15:02
Varjyam	06:20 – 06:40
Dur Muhūrta	08:42 – 09:06

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)

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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	05:50 – 07:22 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:22 – 08:54 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:54 – 10:26 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:26 – 11:58 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:58 – 13:30 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:30 – 15:02 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:02 – 16:34 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:34 – 18:06 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	18:06 – 19:34 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:34 – 21:02 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:02 – 22:30 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:30 – 23:58 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:58 – 01:26 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:26 – 02:54 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:54 – 04:22 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:22 – 05:50 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pañcamī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872657.27
Julian Day	2461122.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2193°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	51.18°

🪷 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 (24.2193°), declination 0.96°, EoT -7.21 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: 2026-03-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)