पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · April 29, 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 13.23 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
उपद्रष्टाऽनुमन्ता च भर्ता भोक्ता महेश्वरः।

परमात्मेति चाप्युक्तो देहेऽस्मिन्पुरुषः परः।।13.23।।
"13.23 Thus in the body of man dwells the Supreme God; He who sees and permits, upholds and enjoys, the Highest God and the Highest Self." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.23'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 Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya14.36°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra137.72°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala26.37°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
बुध Budha32.73°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati108.38°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra55.79°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शनि Śani219.05°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:50 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:46 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:48 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:32 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:30 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 55 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 04 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:59 – 03:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:41 – 04:50
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 15:03
Godhūli Muhūrta18:34 – 18:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:46 – 19:20
Amṛta Kāla18:31 – 20:16
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:48 – 13:32
Yamaganda06:35 – 08:19
Gulika Kāla10:03 – 11:48
Varjyam05:25 – 05:47
Dur Muhūrta 08:05 – 08:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha04:50 – 06:35 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:35 – 08:19 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:19 – 10:03 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:03 – 11:48 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:48 – 13:32 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:32 – 15:17 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:17 – 17:01 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:01 – 18:46 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:46 – 20:01 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:01 – 21:17 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:17 – 22:32 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:32 – 23:48 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:48 – 01:03 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:03 – 02:19 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:19 – 03:35 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:35 – 04:50 (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 Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868676.27
Julian Day2457141.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0671°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)121.50°
🪷 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 (24.0671°), declination 14.31°, EoT 2.64 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: 2015-04-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)