पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · March 9, 2029 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.45 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
स्वे स्वे कर्मण्यभिरतः संसिद्धिं लभते नरः।स्वकर्मनिरतः सिद्धिं यथा विन्दति तच्छृणु।।18.45।।
"18.45 Perfection is attained when each attends diligently to his duty. Listen and I will tell you how it is attained by him who always minds his own duty." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.45'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 Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya324.49°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra255.18°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala165.88°KanyāHasta P2
बुध Budha309.12°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati182.05°TulāCitrā P3
शुक्र Śukra320.40°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani13.50°MeṣaBharaṇī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:13 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:50 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:51 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:58 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 36 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 23 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:40 – 05:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:15 – 06:13
Abhijit Muhūrta11:39 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta13:58 – 14:44
Godhūli Muhūrta17:38 – 18:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:50 – 18:19
Amṛta Kāla17:35 – 19:20
Niśīta Muhūrta23:39 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:35 – 12:02
Yamaganda14:56 – 16:23
Gulika Kāla07:40 – 09:08
Varjyam06:42 – 07:01
Dur Muhūrta 08:56 – 09:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:13 – 07:40 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:40 – 09:08 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:08 – 10:35 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:35 – 12:02 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:02 – 13:29 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:29 – 14:56 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:56 – 16:23 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:23 – 17:50 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:50 – 19:23 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:23 – 20:56 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:56 – 22:29 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:29 – 00:02 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:02 – 01:35 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:35 – 03:08 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:08 – 04:40 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:40 – 06:13 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873739.27
Julian Day2462204.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2607°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)288.00°
🪷 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 (24.2607°), declination -4.45°, EoT -11.28 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: 2029-03-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)