पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · March 19, 2029 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.55 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
भक्त्या मामभिजानाति यावान्यश्चास्मि तत्त्वतः।ततो मां तत्त्वतो ज्ञात्वा विशते तदनन्तरम्।।18.55।।
"18.55 By such devotion, he sees Me, who I am and what I am; and thus realising the Truth, he enters My Kingdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.55's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1436
Malayalam Era: 1205
Nanakshahi: 560
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya334.46°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra16.42°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala162.58°KanyāHasta P1
बुध Budha326.72°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati181.14°TulāCitrā P3
शुक्र Śukra332.87°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani14.54°MeṣaBharaṇī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:56 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:02 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:59 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:48 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:46 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 05 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 54 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:20 – 05:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:56 – 05:56
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta14:00 – 14:48
Godhūli Muhūrta17:50 – 18:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:02 – 18:32
Amṛta Kāla17:47 – 19:32
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:27 – 08:58
Yamaganda10:28 – 11:59
Gulika Kāla13:30 – 15:00
Varjyam06:27 – 06:46
Dur Muhūrta 08:46 – 09:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:56 – 07:27 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:27 – 08:58 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:58 – 10:28 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:28 – 11:59 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:59 – 13:30 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:30 – 15:00 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:00 – 16:31 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:31 – 18:02 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:02 – 19:31 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:31 – 21:00 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:00 – 22:30 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:30 – 23:59 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:59 – 01:28 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:28 – 02:58 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:58 – 04:27 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:27 – 05:56 (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)1873749.27
Julian Day2462214.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2611°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)45.51°
🪷 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 (24.2611°), declination -0.51°, EoT -8.46 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: 2029-03-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)