पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · March 7, 2029 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.43 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
शौर्यं तेजो धृतिर्दाक्ष्यं युद्धे चाप्यपलायनम्।दानमीश्वरभावश्च क्षात्रं कर्म स्वभावजम्।।18.43।।
"18.43 Valour, glory, firmness, skill, generosity, steadiness in battle and ability to rule - these constitute the duty of a soldier. They flow from his own nature." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.43'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 Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya322.49°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra228.86°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala166.42°KanyāHasta P2
बुध Budha305.82°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati182.20°TulāCitrā P3
शुक्र Śukra317.91°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani13.30°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:17 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:48 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:11 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:25 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 31 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 28 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:44 – 05:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:19 – 06:17
Abhijit Muhūrta11:39 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta13:58 – 14:44
Godhūli Muhūrta17:36 – 18:00
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:48 – 18:17
Amṛta Kāla17:33 – 19:18
Niśīta Muhūrta23:39 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:02 – 13:29
Yamaganda07:43 – 09:09
Gulika Kāla10:36 – 12:02
Varjyam06:45 – 07:04
Dur Muhūrta 08:58 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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 · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:17 – 07:43 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:43 – 09:09 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:09 – 10:36 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:36 – 12:02 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:02 – 13:29 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:29 – 14:55 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:55 – 16:22 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:22 – 17:48 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:48 – 19:22 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:22 – 20:55 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:55 – 22:29 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:29 – 00:02 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:02 – 01:36 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:36 – 03:09 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:09 – 04:43 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:43 – 06:17 (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 Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873737.27
Julian Day2462202.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2606°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)262.96°
🪷 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 (24.2606°), declination -5.23°, EoT -11.77 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: 2029-03-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)