पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · March 11, 2029 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.47 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
श्रेयान्स्वधर्मो विगुणः परधर्मात्स्वनुष्ठितात्।स्वभावनियतं कर्म कुर्वन्नाप्नोति किल्बिषम्।।18.47।।
"18.47 It is better to do one's own duty, however defective it may be, than to follow the duty of another, however well one may perform it. He who does his duty as his own nature reveals it, never sins." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.47'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 Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya326.49°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra280.38°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala165.29°KanyāHasta P2
बुध Budha312.48°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati181.88°TulāCitrā P3
शुक्र Śukra322.90°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani13.70°MeṣaBharaṇī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:10 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:53 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:01 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:06 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:48 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 42 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 17 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:36 – 05:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:11 – 06:10
Abhijit Muhūrta11:38 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta13:58 – 14:45
Godhūli Muhūrta17:41 – 18:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:53 – 18:22
Amṛta Kāla17:38 – 19:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:38 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:25 – 17:53
Yamaganda12:01 – 13:29
Gulika Kāla14:57 – 16:25
Varjyam06:39 – 06:58
Dur Muhūrta 08:54 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:10 – 07:38 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:38 – 09:06 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:06 – 10:33 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:33 – 12:01 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:01 – 13:29 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:29 – 14:57 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:57 – 16:25 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:25 – 17:53 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:53 – 19:25 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:25 – 20:57 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:57 – 22:29 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:29 – 00:01 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:01 – 01:33 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:33 – 03:06 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:06 – 04:38 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:38 – 06:10 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873741.27
Julian Day2462206.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2608°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)312.30°
🪷 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 (24.2608°), declination -3.67°, EoT -10.76 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: 2029-03-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)