पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · April 8, 563 BCE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.75 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
व्यासप्रसादाच्छ्रुतवानेतद्गुह्यमहं परम्।योगं योगेश्वरात्कृष्णात्साक्षात्कथयतः स्वयम्।।18.75।।
"18.75 Through the blessing of the sage Vyasa, I listened to this secret and noble science from the lips of its Master, the Lord Shri Krishna." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.75's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -505
Śaka Saṁvat: -640
Bengali Saṁvat: -1155
Malayalam Era: -1386
Nanakshahi: -2031
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya28.67°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra157.19°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala1.76°MeṣaAśvinī P1
बुध Budha36.32°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati22.39°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra71.17°MithunaĀrdrā P2
शनि Śani47.27°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:24 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:21 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:53 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:35 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:18 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 56 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 03 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:41 – 04:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:20 – 05:24
Abhijit Muhūrta11:27 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta14:02 – 14:54
Godhūli Muhūrta18:09 – 18:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:21 – 18:53
Amṛta Kāla18:06 – 19:51
Niśīta Muhūrta23:27 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:02 – 08:39
Yamaganda10:16 – 11:53
Gulika Kāla13:30 – 15:07
Varjyam05:57 – 06:18
Dur Muhūrta 08:26 – 08:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:24 – 07:02 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:02 – 08:39 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:39 – 10:16 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:16 – 11:53 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:53 – 13:30 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:30 – 15:07 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:07 – 16:44 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:44 – 18:21 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:21 – 19:44 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:44 – 21:07 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:07 – 22:30 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:30 – 23:53 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:53 – 01:16 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:16 – 02:39 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:39 – 04:02 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:02 – 05:24 (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 Year2540
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)927419.27
Julian Day1515884.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-11.9325°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)128.52°
🪷 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 (-11.9325°), declination 6.58°, EoT -2.19 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: -0562-04-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)