पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · March 23, 2029 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.59 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यदहङ्कारमाश्रित्य न योत्स्य इति मन्यसे।मिथ्यैष व्यवसायस्ते प्रकृतिस्त्वां नियोक्ष्यति।।18.59।।
"18.59 If thou in thy vanity thinkest of avoiding this fight, thy will shall not be fulfilled, for Nature herself will compel thee." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.59'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 Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya338.43°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra65.25°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala161.07°KanyāHasta P1
बुध Budha334.32°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati180.71°TulāCitrā P3
शुक्र Śukra337.85°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani14.98°MeṣaBharaṇī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:49 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:06 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:10 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:20 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 16 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 43 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:11 – 05:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:48 – 05:49
Abhijit Muhūrta11:33 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta14:01 – 14:50
Godhūli Muhūrta17:54 – 18:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:06 – 18:37
Amṛta Kāla17:51 – 19:36
Niśīta Muhūrta23:33 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:26 – 11:58
Yamaganda15:02 – 16:34
Gulika Kāla07:21 – 08:54
Varjyam06:20 – 06:40
Dur Muhūrta 08:41 – 09:06

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:49 – 07:21 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:21 – 08:54 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:54 – 10:26 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:26 – 11:58 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:58 – 13:30 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:30 – 15:02 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:02 – 16:34 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:34 – 18:06 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:06 – 19:34 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:34 – 21:02 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:02 – 22:30 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:30 – 23:58 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:58 – 01:26 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:26 – 02:54 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:54 – 04:21 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:21 – 05:49 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Ārdrā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873753.27
Julian Day2462218.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2612°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)90.54°
🪷 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 (24.2612°), declination 1.07°, EoT -7.21 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: 2029-03-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)