पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · April 19, 2015 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 13.13 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
ज्ञेयं यत्तत्प्रवक्ष्यामि यज्ज्ञात्वाऽमृतमश्नुते।

अनादिमत्परं ब्रह्म न सत्तन्नासदुच्यते।।13.13।।
"13.13 I will speak to thee now of that great Truth which man ought to know, since by its means he will win immortal bliss - that which is without beginning, the Eternal Spirit which dwells in Me, neither with form, nor yet without it." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya4.61°MeṣaAśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra8.12°MeṣaAśvinī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala19.15°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
बुध Budha14.17°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati107.91°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra44.36°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शनि Śani219.64°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:05 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:35 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:16 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:52 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 29 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 30 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:17 – 04:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:58 – 05:05
Abhijit Muhūrta11:23 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta14:05 – 14:59
Godhūli Muhūrta18:23 – 18:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:35 – 19:08
Amṛta Kāla18:20 – 20:05
Niśīta Muhūrta23:23 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:53 – 18:35
Yamaganda11:50 – 13:31
Gulika Kāla15:12 – 16:53
Varjyam05:39 – 06:00
Dur Muhūrta 08:14 – 08:41

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:05 – 06:46 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:46 – 08:27 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:27 – 10:09 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:09 – 11:50 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:50 – 13:31 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:31 – 15:12 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:12 – 16:53 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:53 – 18:35 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:35 – 19:53 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:53 – 21:12 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:12 – 22:31 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:31 – 23:50 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:50 – 01:09 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:09 – 02:27 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:27 – 03:46 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:46 – 05:05 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pratipada + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868666.27
Julian Day2457131.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0667°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)4.48°
🪷 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 (24.0667°), declination 11.00°, EoT 0.74 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: 2015-04-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)