पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · April 25, 2016 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 4.11 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
ये यथा मां प्रपद्यन्ते तांस्तथैव भजाम्यहम्।

मम वर्त्मानुवर्तन्ते मनुष्याः पार्थ सर्वशः।।4.11।।
"4.11 Howsoever men try to worship Me, so do I welcome them. By whatever path they travel, it leads to Me at last." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya11.19°MeṣaAśvinī P4
चन्द्र Candra222.02°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala224.25°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
बुध Budha28.87°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati138.82°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra359.59°MīnaRevatī P4
शनि Śani231.38°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:55 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:42 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:49 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:10 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:33 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 47 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 12 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:05 – 04:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:46 – 04:55
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta18:30 – 18:54
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:42 – 19:17
Amṛta Kāla18:27 – 20:12
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:38 – 08:22
Yamaganda10:05 – 11:49
Gulika Kāla13:32 – 15:15
Varjyam05:29 – 05:51
Dur Muhūrta 08:08 – 08:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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 · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta04:55 – 06:38 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:38 – 08:22 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:22 – 10:05 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:05 – 11:49 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:49 – 13:32 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:32 – 15:15 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:15 – 16:59 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:59 – 18:42 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:42 – 19:59 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:59 – 21:15 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:15 – 22:32 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:32 – 23:49 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:49 – 01:05 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:05 – 02:22 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:22 – 03:38 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:38 – 04:55 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869038.27
Julian Day2457503.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0809°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)213.79°
🪷 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 (24.0809°), declination 13.28°, EoT 1.98 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: 2016-04-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)