पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · May 3, 1996 CE
🕉️ Sapta-Mokṣa-Puri · Localize for your Pīṭha
अयोध्या मथुरा माया काशी काञ्ची ह्यवन्तिका। पुरी द्वारावती चैव सप्तैते मोक्षदायिकाः॥ — Garuḍa Purāṇa · the 7 cities that grant mokṣa
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Also observed today
- मेष सङ्क्रान्ति · Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)Pan-Hindu
- वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional
- कूर्म जयन्ती · Kūrma JayantīVaishnava
- चण्डिका जयन्ती · Chaṇḍikā JayantīShakta
- चित्रा पौर्णमी · Citrā PaurṇamīRegional
- वैशाख पूर्णिमा व्रत · Vaiśākha Pūrṇimā VratPan-Hindu
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.16 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
अनेकचित्तविभ्रान्ता मोहजालसमावृताः।प्रसक्ताः कामभोगेषु पतन्ति नरकेऽशुचौ।।16.16।।
"16.16 Perplexed by discordant thoughts, entangled in the snares of desire, infatuated by passion, they sink into the horrors of hell." — Shri Purohit Swami
📜 तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2053 Virodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1918 Dhātṛ
Bengali Saṁvat: 1403
Malayalam Era: 1172
Nanakshahi: 527
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)
🌙 पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs (the time-elements)
| तिथि (Tithi) | Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Svātī Pada 2 |
| योग (Yoga) | Siddhi |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Viṣṭi |
| वार (Vāra) | Śukravāra (Friday) |
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 19.09° | Meṣa | Bharaṇī P2 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 193.28° | Tulā | Svātī P2 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 6.46° | Meṣa | Aśvinī P2 |
| बुध Budha | 35.07° | Vṛṣabha | Kṛttikā P3 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 263.96° | Dhanu | Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 59.55° | Vṛṣabha | Mr̥gaśirā P2 |
| शनि Śani | 339.11° | Mīna | Uttara Bhādrapadā P2 |
☀️ Chicago, USA — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · UTC-6)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 04:44 UTC-6 |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 18:51 UTC-6 |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 11:47 UTC-6 |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 18:12 UTC-6 |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 04:36 UTC-6 |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 14 Hours 06 Mins 27 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 9 Hours 53 Mins 33 Secs |
✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 02:51 – 03:48 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 03:34 – 04:44 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:19 – 12:16 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 14:08 – 15:05 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 18:39 – 19:03 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 18:51 – 19:26 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 18:36 – 20:21 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:19 – 00:16 |
⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 10:02 – 11:47 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 15:19 – 17:05 |
| Gulika Kāla | 06:30 – 08:16 |
| Varjyam | 05:19 – 05:42 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 08:02 – 08:30 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
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
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 · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna
🕉️ चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows
| Day-1 Chala | 04:44 – 06:30 (neutral) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Labha | 06:30 – 08:16 (auspicious) |
| Day-3 Amṛta | 08:16 – 10:02 (auspicious) |
| Day-4 Kāla | 10:02 – 11:47 (inauspicious) |
| Day-5 Śubha | 11:47 – 13:33 (auspicious) |
| Day-6 Roga | 13:33 – 15:19 (inauspicious) |
| Day-7 Udveg | 15:19 – 17:05 (inauspicious) |
| Day-8 Chala | 17:05 – 18:51 (neutral) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Roga | 18:51 – 20:05 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Udveg | 20:05 – 21:19 (inauspicious) |
| Night-3 Chala | 21:19 – 22:33 (neutral) |
| Night-4 Labha | 22:33 – 23:47 (auspicious) |
| Night-5 Amṛta | 23:47 – 01:02 (auspicious) |
| Night-6 Kāla | 01:02 – 02:16 (inauspicious) |
| Night-7 Śubha | 02:16 – 03:30 (auspicious) |
| Night-8 Roga | 03:30 – 04:44 (inauspicious) |
🌐 Coordinates
Latitude: 41.8781°
Longitude: -87.6298°
Timezone: UTC+-6
🚶 आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk
Bhāgavata 1.3.24 (Buddha as 21st avatāra) + BG 12.13 (compassion) + Dhammapada parallels.
🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance
Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Svātī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)
-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)
🌌 Cosmic Time — Where This Moment Sits in the Mahāyuga
These five values anchor today within the Sūrya-Siddhānta time-architecture. Kali Year counts from the Kali-epoch (18 Feb 3102 BCE · midnight Ujjain · when Krishna's mortal-form departed). Ahargaṇa is the day-count since that epoch — the canonical time-coordinate used by every Vedic computation on this substrate. Julian Day is the astronomical universal day-number (continuous · no calendar discontinuities). Ayanāṁśa is the angular offset between sidereal (rāśi-based · the Vedic frame) and tropical (equinox-based) coordinates · currently growing at ~50.29″/year as Earth's axis precesses. Sun-Moon angle determines the tithi (0-360° elongation / 12° per tithi).
| Kali Year | 5098 · Kali-5098 |
|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch) | 1861741.27 · 5097.3 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2450206.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 23.8018° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 173.17° · determines today's tithi (12° = 1 tithi · so 15/30) |
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate:Vidhyamitra Sūrya-SiddhāntaMethod:Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equationTier-2 localization:spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanāṁśa (23.8018°) · declination 15.71° · EoT 3.15 min · verified ±1 min vs DrikpanchangLineage:Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Maitreya → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara I → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Jyeṣṭhadeva → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrateAccess:Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed (the bhakta's sole niṣkāma-karma-sevā)Computed for:1996-05-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)