पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · May 15, 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 14.4 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
सर्वयोनिषु कौन्तेय मूर्तयः सम्भवन्ति याः।तासां ब्रह्म महद्योनिरहं बीजप्रदः पिता।।14.4।।
"14.4 O illustrious son of Kunti! Through whatever wombs men are born, it is the Spirit Itself that conceives, and I am their Father." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya29.85°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra347.86°MīnaRevatī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala37.77°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
बुध Budha48.41°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati109.71°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra73.50°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शनि Śani217.95°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:31 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:03 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:47 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:39 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:19 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 31 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 28 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:35 – 03:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:18 – 04:31
Abhijit Muhūrta11:18 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta14:12 – 15:10
Godhūli Muhūrta18:51 – 19:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:03 – 19:39
Amṛta Kāla18:48 – 20:33
Niśīta Muhūrta23:18 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:58 – 11:47
Yamaganda15:25 – 17:14
Gulika Kāla06:20 – 08:09
Varjyam05:07 – 05:30
Dur Muhūrta 07:54 – 08:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala04:31 – 06:20 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:20 – 08:09 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:09 – 09:58 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla09:58 – 11:47 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:47 – 13:36 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:36 – 15:25 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:25 – 17:14 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:14 – 19:03 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:03 – 20:14 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:14 – 21:25 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:25 – 22:36 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:36 – 23:47 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:47 – 00:58 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla00:58 – 02:09 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:09 – 03:20 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:20 – 04:31 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868692.27
Julian Day2457157.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0677°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)320.05°
🪷 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 (24.0677°), declination 18.75°, EoT 3.76 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: 2015-05-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)