पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · March 1, 2029 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.37 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यत्तदग्रे विषमिव परिणामेऽमृतोपमम्।तत्सुखं सात्त्विकं प्रोक्तमात्मबुद्धिप्रसादजम्।।18.37।।
"18.37 Which at first seems like poison but afterwards acts like nectar - that pleasure is Pure, for it is born of Wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.37's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya316.47°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra141.15°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala167.78°KanyāHasta P3
बुध Budha296.36°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati182.59°TulāCitrā P3
शुक्र Śukra310.41°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani12.74°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:26 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:41 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:58 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:46 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 14 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 45 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:56 – 05:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:30 – 06:26
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta13:56 – 14:41
Godhūli Muhūrta17:29 – 17:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:41 – 18:09
Amṛta Kāla17:26 – 19:11
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:28 – 14:52
Yamaganda06:26 – 07:51
Gulika Kāla09:15 – 10:39
Varjyam06:54 – 07:12
Dur Muhūrta 09:04 – 09:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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 · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:26 – 07:51 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:51 – 09:15 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:15 – 10:39 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:39 – 12:04 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:04 – 13:28 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:28 – 14:52 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:52 – 16:17 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:17 – 17:41 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:41 – 19:17 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:17 – 20:52 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:52 – 22:28 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:28 – 00:04 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:04 – 01:39 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:39 – 03:15 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:15 – 04:51 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:51 – 06:26 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873731.27
Julian Day2462196.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2604°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)183.20°
🪷 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 (24.2604°), declination -7.54°, EoT -13.04 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: 2029-03-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)