पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · March 18, 2035 CE

🪷 आज: राम नवमी — Rāma Navamī
Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā. Sūryavaṃśa's most exalted moment.
Historical anchor: Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (Ayodhyā) — -1626101-04-03 →

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.17 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अविनाशि तु तद्विद्धि येन सर्वमिदं ततम्।

विनाशमव्ययस्यास्य न कश्चित् कर्तुमर्हति।।2.17।।
"2.17 The Spirit, which pervades all that we see, is imperishable. Nothing can destroy the Spirit." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2092 Vibhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1957 Rākṣasa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1442
Malayalam Era: 1211
Nanakshahi: 566
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya332.93°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra78.61°MithunaĀrdrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala258.33°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha315.97°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati354.79°MīnaRevatī P3
शुक्र Śukra295.74°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani93.83°KarkaPuṣya P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:59 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:00 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:59 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:30 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:34 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 01 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 58 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:23 – 05:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:59 – 05:59
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta13:59 – 14:48
Godhūli Muhūrta17:48 – 18:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:00 – 18:30
Amṛta Kāla17:45 – 19:30
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:30 – 18:00
Yamaganda11:59 – 13:29
Gulika Kāla15:00 – 16:30
Varjyam06:29 – 06:48
Dur Muhūrta 08:47 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
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):
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 Udveg05:59 – 07:29 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:29 – 08:59 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:59 – 10:29 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:29 – 11:59 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:59 – 13:29 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:29 – 15:00 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:00 – 16:30 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:30 – 18:00 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:00 – 19:30 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:30 – 21:00 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:00 – 22:29 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:29 – 23:59 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:59 – 01:29 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:29 – 02:59 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:59 – 04:29 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:29 – 05:59 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

9 steps · festival walk
Today is Rāma Navamī — its dedicated walk.
Vālmīki Bāla-Kāṇḍa selections + BG 4.7-8 (avatāra principle).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Ārdrā alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5136
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1875939.27
Julian Day2464404.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3448°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)105.38°
🪷 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 (24.3448°), declination -1.08°, EoT -8.76 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: 2035-03-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)