पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · May 9, 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 3.9 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
यज्ञार्थात्कर्मणोऽन्यत्र लोकोऽयं कर्मबन्धनः।

तदर्थं कर्म कौन्तेय मुक्तसंगः समाचर।।3.9।।
"3.9 In this world people are fettered by action, unless it is performed as a sacrifice. Therefore, O Arjuna, let thy acts be done without attachment, as sacrifice only." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

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

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya24.80°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra245.40°DhanuMūla P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala132.85°SiṃhaMaghā P4
बुध Budha5.32°MeṣaAśvinī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati27.86°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
शुक्र Śukra59.09°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शनि Śani180.21°TulāCitrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:37 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:57 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:47 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:57 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:02 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 20 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 39 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:42 – 03:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:25 – 04:37
Abhijit Muhūrta11:18 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta14:10 – 15:08
Godhūli Muhūrta18:45 – 19:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:57 – 19:33
Amṛta Kāla18:42 – 20:27
Niśīta Muhūrta23:18 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:47 – 13:34
Yamaganda06:24 – 08:12
Gulika Kāla09:59 – 11:47
Varjyam05:12 – 05:35
Dur Muhūrta 07:57 – 08:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (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
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha04:37 – 06:24 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:24 – 08:12 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:12 – 09:59 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha09:59 – 11:47 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:47 – 13:34 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:34 – 15:22 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:22 – 17:10 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:10 – 18:57 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:57 – 20:10 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:10 – 21:22 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:22 – 22:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:34 – 23:47 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:47 – 00:59 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha00:59 – 02:12 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:12 – 03:24 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:24 – 04:37 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867591.27
Julian Day2456056.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0256°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)218.45°
🪷 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 (24.0256°), declination 17.42°, EoT 3.63 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: 2012-05-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)