पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · May 1, 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 4.17 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
कर्मणो ह्यपि बोद्धव्यं बोद्धव्यं च विकर्मणः।

अकर्मणश्च बोद्धव्यं गहना कर्मणो गतिः।।4.17।।
"4.17 It is necessary to consider what is right action, what is wrong action, and what is inaction, for mysterious is the law of action." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.17'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 Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya17.02°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra298.18°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala223.46°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
बुध Budha29.28°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati138.61°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra6.98°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शनि Śani231.07°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:47 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:49 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:48 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:21 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:44 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 02 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 57 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:54 – 03:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:36 – 04:47
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta18:37 – 19:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:49 – 19:24
Amṛta Kāla18:34 – 20:19
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:03 – 18:49
Yamaganda11:48 – 13:33
Gulika Kāla15:18 – 17:03
Varjyam05:22 – 05:44
Dur Muhūrta 08:03 – 08:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg04:47 – 06:32 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:32 – 08:17 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:17 – 10:02 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:02 – 11:48 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:48 – 13:33 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:33 – 15:18 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:18 – 17:03 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:03 – 18:49 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:49 – 20:03 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:03 – 21:18 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:18 – 22:33 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:33 – 23:48 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:48 – 01:02 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:02 – 02:17 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:17 – 03:32 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:32 – 04:47 (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 Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869044.27
Julian Day2457509.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0811°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)284.50°
🪷 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 (24.0811°), declination 15.16°, EoT 2.92 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: 2016-05-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)