पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · February 16, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.1 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

मय्यासक्तमनाः पार्थ योगं युञ्जन्मदाश्रयः।

असंशयं समग्रं मां यथा ज्ञास्यसि तच्छृणु।।7.1।।
"7.1 "Lord Shri Krishna said: Listen, O Arjuna! And I will tell thee how thou shalt know Me in my Full perfection, practising meditation with thy mind devoted to Me, and having Me for thy refuge." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya302.63°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra196.70°TulāSvātī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala309.57°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
बुध Budha279.43°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati151.24°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra345.37°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani359.34°MīnaRevatī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:46 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:24 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:05 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:54 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:09 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 37 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 22 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:21 – 06:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:53 – 06:46
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta13:51 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta17:12 – 17:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:24 – 17:50
Amṛta Kāla17:09 – 18:54
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:05 – 13:25
Yamaganda08:06 – 09:26
Gulika Kāla10:45 – 12:05
Varjyam07:13 – 07:30
Dur Muhūrta 09:15 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:46 – 08:06 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:06 – 09:26 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:26 – 10:45 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:45 – 12:05 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:05 – 13:25 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:25 – 14:44 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:44 – 16:04 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:04 – 17:24 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:24 – 19:04 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:04 – 20:44 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:44 – 22:25 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:25 – 00:05 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:05 – 01:45 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:45 – 03:26 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:26 – 05:06 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:06 – 06:46 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873352.27
Julian Day2461817.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2459°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)250.63°
🪷 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 (24.2459°), declination -12.55°, EoT -14.54 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: 2028-02-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)