पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · February 21, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: विजया एकादशी — Vijayā Ekādaśī
Rāma observed this before crossing the ocean to Laṅkā.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.6 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
एतद्योनीनि भूतानि सर्वाणीत्युपधारय।

अहं कृत्स्नस्य जगतः प्रभवः प्रलयस्तथा।।7.6।।
"7.6 It is the womb of all being; for I am He by Whom the worlds were created and shall be dissolved." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.6'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 Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya307.68°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra259.95°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala313.52°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
बुध Budha281.52°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati150.71°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra351.10°MīnaRevatī P2
शनि Śani359.79°MīnaRevatī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:39 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:30 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:05 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:18 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:29 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 50 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 09 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:13 – 05:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:45 – 06:39
Abhijit Muhūrta11:43 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta13:53 – 14:36
Godhūli Muhūrta17:18 – 17:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:30 – 17:57
Amṛta Kāla17:15 – 19:00
Niśīta Muhūrta23:43 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:01 – 09:22
Yamaganda10:43 – 12:05
Gulika Kāla13:26 – 14:47
Varjyam07:07 – 07:24
Dur Muhūrta 09:11 – 09:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)
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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:39 – 08:01 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:01 – 09:22 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:22 – 10:43 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:43 – 12:05 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:05 – 13:26 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:26 – 14:47 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:47 – 16:09 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:09 – 17:30 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:30 – 19:09 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:09 – 20:47 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:47 – 22:26 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:26 – 00:05 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:05 – 01:43 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:43 – 03:22 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:22 – 05:01 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:01 – 06:39 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873357.27
Julian Day2461822.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2461°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)310.00°
🪷 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 (24.2461°), declination -10.79°, EoT -14.19 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: 2028-02-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)