पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · May 4, 2014 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 3.33 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
सदृशं चेष्टते स्वस्याः प्रकृतेर्ज्ञानवानपि।

प्रकृतिं यान्ति भूतानि निग्रहः किं करिष्यति।।3.33।।
"3.33 Even the wise man acts in character with his nature; indeed, all creatures act according to their natures. What is the use of compulsion then?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.33's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya19.46°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra75.48°MithunaĀrdrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala166.39°KanyāHasta P2
बुध Budha28.39°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati80.70°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra336.89°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani206.23°TulāViśākhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:43 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:51 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:47 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:58 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:05 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 07 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 52 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:50 – 03:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:33 – 04:43
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta14:09 – 15:05
Godhūli Muhūrta18:39 – 19:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:51 – 19:27
Amṛta Kāla18:36 – 20:21
Niśīta Muhūrta23:19 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:05 – 18:51
Yamaganda11:47 – 13:33
Gulika Kāla15:19 – 17:05
Varjyam05:19 – 05:41
Dur Muhūrta 08:01 – 08:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (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):
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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg04:43 – 06:29 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:29 – 08:15 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:15 – 10:01 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:01 – 11:47 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:47 – 13:33 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:33 – 15:19 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:19 – 17:05 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:05 – 18:51 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:51 – 20:05 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:05 – 21:19 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:19 – 22:33 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:33 – 23:47 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:47 – 01:01 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:01 – 02:15 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:15 – 03:29 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:29 – 04:43 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868316.27
Julian Day2456781.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0533°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)57.93°
🪷 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 (24.0533°), declination 15.89°, EoT 3.26 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: 2014-05-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)