पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · April 21, 2012 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
Also observed today
- वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.63 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
क्रोधाद्भवति संमोहः संमोहात्स्मृतिविभ्रमः।
स्मृतिभ्रंशाद् बुद्धिनाशो बुद्धिनाशात्प्रणश्यति।।2.63।।
स्मृतिभ्रंशाद् बुद्धिनाशो बुद्धिनाशात्प्रणश्यति।।2.63।।
"2.63 Anger induces delusion; delusion, loss of memory; through loss of memory, reason is shattered; and loss of reason leads to destruction." — Shri Purohit Swami
📜 तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)
🌙 पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs (the time-elements)
| तिथि (Tithi) | Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Aśvinī Pada 2 |
| योग (Yoga) | Viṣkambha |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Nāga |
| वार (Vāra) | Śanivāra (Saturday) |
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 7.32° | Meṣa | Aśvinī P3 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 4.47° | Meṣa | Aśvinī P2 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 129.74° | Siṃha | Maghā P3 |
| बुध Budha | 339.84° | Mīna | Uttara Bhādrapadā P2 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 23.63° | Meṣa | Bharaṇī P4 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 50.21° | Vṛṣabha | Rohiṇī P4 |
| शनि Śani | 181.51° | Tulā | Citrā P3 |
☀️ Chicago, USA — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · UTC-6)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 05:01 UTC-6 |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 18:38 UTC-6 |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 11:49 UTC-6 |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 04:55 UTC-6 |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 18:21 UTC-6 |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 13 Hours 36 Mins 46 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 10 Hours 23 Mins 14 Secs |
✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 03:12 – 04:06 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 03:53 – 05:01 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:22 – 12:17 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 14:05 – 15:00 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 18:26 – 18:50 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 18:38 – 19:12 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 18:23 – 20:08 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:22 – 00:17 |
⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 08:25 – 10:07 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 13:31 – 15:14 |
| Gulika Kāla | 05:01 – 06:43 |
| Varjyam | 05:35 – 05:57 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 08:12 – 08:39 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha
🕉️ चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows
| Day-1 Kāla | 05:01 – 06:43 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Śubha | 06:43 – 08:25 (auspicious) |
| Day-3 Roga | 08:25 – 10:07 (inauspicious) |
| Day-4 Udveg | 10:07 – 11:49 (inauspicious) |
| Day-5 Chala | 11:49 – 13:31 (neutral) |
| Day-6 Labha | 13:31 – 15:14 (auspicious) |
| Day-7 Amṛta | 15:14 – 16:56 (auspicious) |
| Day-8 Kāla | 16:56 – 18:38 (inauspicious) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Labha | 18:38 – 19:56 (auspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Amṛta | 19:56 – 21:14 (auspicious) |
| Night-3 Kāla | 21:14 – 22:31 (inauspicious) |
| Night-4 Śubha | 22:31 – 23:49 (auspicious) |
| Night-5 Roga | 23:49 – 01:07 (inauspicious) |
| Night-6 Udveg | 01:07 – 02:25 (inauspicious) |
| Night-7 Chala | 02:25 – 03:43 (neutral) |
| Night-8 Labha | 03:43 – 05:01 (auspicious) |
🌐 Coordinates
Latitude: 41.8781°
Longitude: -87.6298°
Timezone: UTC+-6
🚶 आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.
🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance
Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)
-3101-02-18 — Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)
🌌 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 | 5114 · Kali-5114 |
|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch) | 1867573.27 · 5113.2 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2456038.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 24.0249° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 358.08° · determines today's tithi (12° = 1 tithi · so 30/30) |
🪷 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 (24.0249°) · declination 11.94° · EoT 1.19 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:2012-04-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)