पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · February 26, 2029 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.34 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यया तु धर्मकामार्थान् धृत्या धारयतेऽर्जुन।प्रसङ्गेन फलाकाङ्क्षी धृतिः सा पार्थ राजसी।।18.34।।
"18.34 The conviction which always holds fast to rituals, to self-interest and wealth, for the sake of what they may bring forth - that comes from Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.34's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1436
Malayalam Era: 1205
Nanakshahi: 560
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya313.46°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra96.94°KarkaPuṣya P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala168.28°KanyāHasta P3
बुध Budha291.86°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati182.75°TulāCitrā P3
शुक्र Śukra306.66°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani12.48°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:31 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:37 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:19 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:57 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 06 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 53 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:02 – 05:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:35 – 06:31
Abhijit Muhūrta11:42 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta13:55 – 14:40
Godhūli Muhūrta17:25 – 17:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:37 – 18:05
Amṛta Kāla17:22 – 19:07
Niśīta Muhūrta23:42 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:54 – 09:18
Yamaganda10:41 – 12:04
Gulika Kāla13:27 – 14:51
Varjyam06:59 – 07:16
Dur Muhūrta 09:06 – 09:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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):
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 · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:31 – 07:54 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:54 – 09:18 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:18 – 10:41 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:41 – 12:04 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:04 – 13:27 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:27 – 14:51 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:51 – 16:14 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:14 – 17:37 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:37 – 19:14 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:14 – 20:51 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:51 – 22:27 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:27 – 00:04 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:04 – 01:41 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:41 – 03:18 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:18 – 04:54 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:54 – 06:31 (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 Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873728.27
Julian Day2462193.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2603°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)144.32°
🪷 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 (24.2603°), declination -8.67°, EoT -13.55 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: 2029-02-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)