पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · May 13, 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 4.29 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अपाने जुह्वति प्राण प्राणेऽपानं तथाऽपरे।

प्राणापानगती रुद्ध्वा प्राणायामपरायणाः।।4.29।।
"4.29 There are some who practise control of the Vital Energy and govern the subtle forces of Prana and Apana, thereby sacrificing their Prana unto Apana, or their Apana unto Prana." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.29'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 Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya28.64°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra110.80°KarkaAśleṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala220.61°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
बुध Budha23.16°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati138.53°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra21.74°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शनि Śani230.35°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:32 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:01 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:47 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:11 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:20 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 29 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 30 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:36 – 03:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:20 – 04:32
Abhijit Muhūrta11:18 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta14:12 – 15:10
Godhūli Muhūrta18:49 – 19:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:01 – 19:38
Amṛta Kāla18:46 – 20:31
Niśīta Muhūrta23:18 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:58 – 11:47
Yamaganda15:24 – 17:13
Gulika Kāla06:21 – 08:09
Varjyam05:08 – 05:32
Dur Muhūrta 07:55 – 08:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala04:32 – 06:21 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:21 – 08:09 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:09 – 09:58 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla09:58 – 11:47 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:47 – 13:35 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:35 – 15:24 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:24 – 17:13 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:13 – 19:01 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:01 – 20:13 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:13 – 21:24 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:24 – 22:35 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:35 – 23:47 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:47 – 00:58 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla00:58 – 02:09 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:09 – 03:21 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:21 – 04:32 (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 Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869056.27
Julian Day2457521.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0816°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)79.53°
🪷 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 (24.0816°), declination 18.45°, EoT 3.75 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: 2016-05-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)