पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · February 28, 2027 CE

🪷 आज: सीताष्टमी — Sītāṣṭamī
Birth-anniversary of Sītā per Phālguna-Kṛṣṇa-Aṣṭamī tradition.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2084 Raudra
Śaka Saṁvat: 1949 Plavaṅga
Bengali Saṁvat: 1434
Malayalam Era: 1203
Nanakshahi: 558
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya314.98°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra223.12°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala122.85°SiṃhaMaghā P1
बुध Budha297.01°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati115.41°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra273.91°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani348.80°MīnaRevatī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:29 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:39 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:16 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:37 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 10 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 49 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:59 – 05:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:33 – 06:29
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta13:55 – 14:40
Godhūli Muhūrta17:27 – 17:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:39 – 18:07
Amṛta Kāla17:24 – 19:09
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:15 – 17:39
Yamaganda12:04 – 13:28
Gulika Kāla14:51 – 16:15
Varjyam06:57 – 07:14
Dur Muhūrta 09:05 – 09:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (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 · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:29 – 07:52 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:52 – 09:16 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:16 – 10:40 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:40 – 12:04 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:04 – 13:28 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:28 – 14:51 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:51 – 16:15 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:15 – 17:39 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:39 – 19:15 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:15 – 20:51 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:51 – 22:28 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:28 – 00:04 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:04 – 01:40 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:40 – 03:16 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:16 – 04:52 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:52 – 06:29 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Anurādhā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872999.27
Julian Day2461464.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2324°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)266.23°
🪷 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 (24.2324°), declination -8.12°, EoT -13.22 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: 2027-02-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)