पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · May 3, 2012 CE

🪷 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 3.3 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

लोकेऽस्मिन्द्विविधा निष्ठा पुरा प्रोक्ता मयानघ।

ज्ञानयोगेन सांख्यानां कर्मयोगेन योगिनाम्।।3.3।।
"3.3 Lord Shri Krishna replied: In this world, as I have said, there is a twofold path, O Sinless One! There is the Path of Wisdom for those who meditate, and the Path of Action for those who work." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla 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

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya18.99°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra155.33°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala131.48°SiṃhaMaghā P4
बुध Budha355.58°MīnaRevatī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati26.44°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra57.07°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शनि Śani180.62°TulāCitrā P3

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)14:49 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:57 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 06 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 53 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:51 – 03:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:33 – 04:44
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 15:05
Godhūli Muhūrta18:39 – 19:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:51 – 19:26
Amṛta Kāla18:36 – 20:21
Niśīta Muhūrta23:19 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:33 – 15:19
Yamaganda04:44 – 06:30
Gulika Kāla08:16 – 10:02
Varjyam05:19 – 05:42
Dur Muhūrta 08:02 – 08:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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):
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 Śubha04:44 – 06:30 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:30 – 08:16 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:16 – 10:02 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:02 – 11:47 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:47 – 13:33 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:33 – 15:19 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:19 – 17:05 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:05 – 18:51 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:51 – 20:05 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:05 – 21:19 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:19 – 22:33 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:33 – 23:47 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:47 – 01:02 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:02 – 02:16 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:16 – 03:30 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:30 – 04:44 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867585.27
Julian Day2456050.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0253°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)138.26°
🪷 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 (24.0253°), declination 15.74°, EoT 3.15 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: 2012-05-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)