पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · May 7, 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 4.23 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
गतसङ्गस्य मुक्तस्य ज्ञानावस्थितचेतसः।

यज्ञायाचरतः कर्म समग्रं प्रविलीयते।।4.23।।
"4.23 He who is without attachment, free, his mind centered in wisdom, his actions, being done as a sacrifice, leave no trace behind." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla 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)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya22.84°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra26.17°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala222.23°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
बुध Budha26.82°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati138.51°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra14.36°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शनि Śani230.73°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:39 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:55 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:47 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:50 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:11 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 16 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 43 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:45 – 03:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:28 – 04:39
Abhijit Muhūrta11:18 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta14:10 – 15:07
Godhūli Muhūrta18:43 – 19:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:55 – 19:31
Amṛta Kāla18:40 – 20:25
Niśīta Muhūrta23:18 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:13 – 10:00
Yamaganda13:34 – 15:21
Gulika Kāla04:39 – 06:26
Varjyam05:15 – 05:37
Dur Muhūrta 07:59 – 08:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla04:39 – 06:26 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:26 – 08:13 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:13 – 10:00 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:00 – 11:47 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:47 – 13:34 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:34 – 15:21 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:21 – 17:08 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:08 – 18:55 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:55 – 20:08 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:08 – 21:21 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:21 – 22:34 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:34 – 23:47 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:47 – 01:00 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:00 – 02:13 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:13 – 03:26 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:26 – 04:39 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869050.27
Julian Day2457515.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0814°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)3.53°
🪷 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 (24.0814°), declination 16.89°, EoT 3.51 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: 2016-05-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)