पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · March 22, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.6 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
यं यं वापि स्मरन्भावं त्यजत्यन्ते कलेवरम्।

तं तमेवैति कौन्तेय सदा तद्भावभावितः।।8.6।।
"8.6 On whatever sphere of being the mind of a man may be intent at the time of death, thither he will go." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya337.69°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra292.43°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala337.06°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha318.85°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati146.97°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra23.40°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
शनि Śani3.04°MeṣaAśvinī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:51 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:05 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:53 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:01 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 14 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 45 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:13 – 05:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:50 – 05:51
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta14:00 – 14:49
Godhūli Muhūrta17:53 – 18:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:05 – 18:36
Amṛta Kāla17:50 – 19:35
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:58 – 13:30
Yamaganda07:23 – 08:54
Gulika Kāla10:26 – 11:58
Varjyam06:21 – 06:41
Dur Muhūrta 08:42 – 09:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:51 – 07:23 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:23 – 08:54 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:54 – 10:26 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:26 – 11:58 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:58 – 13:30 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:30 – 15:02 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:02 – 16:33 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:33 – 18:05 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:05 – 19:33 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:33 – 21:02 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:02 – 22:30 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:30 – 23:58 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:58 – 01:26 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:26 – 02:54 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:54 – 04:23 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:23 – 05:51 (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)1873387.27
Julian Day2461852.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2472°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)312.82°
🪷 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 (24.2472°), declination 0.77°, EoT -7.53 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: 2028-03-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)