पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · April 21, 2017 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 14.10 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
रजस्तमश्चाभिभूय सत्त्वं भवति भारत।रजः सत्त्वं तमश्चैव तमः सत्त्वं रजस्तथा।।14.10।।
"14.10 O Prince! Purity prevails when Passion and Ignorance are overcome; Passion, when Purity and Ignorance are overcome; and Ignorance when it overcomes Purity and Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.10's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya7.04°MeṣaAśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra295.86°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala35.39°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
बुध Budha5.65°MeṣaAśvinī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati172.07°KanyāHasta P4
शुक्र Śukra333.19°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani243.35°DhanuMūla P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:01 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:37 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:49 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:56 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:13 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 36 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 23 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:12 – 04:07
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:53 – 05:01
Abhijit Muhūrta11:22 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta14:05 – 15:00
Godhūli Muhūrta18:25 – 18:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:37 – 19:11
Amṛta Kāla18:22 – 20:07
Niśīta Muhūrta23:22 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:07 – 11:49
Yamaganda15:13 – 16:55
Gulika Kāla06:43 – 08:25
Varjyam05:35 – 05:57
Dur Muhūrta 08:12 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (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 · 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 Chala05:01 – 06:43 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:43 – 08:25 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:25 – 10:07 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:07 – 11:49 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:49 – 13:31 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:31 – 15:13 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:13 – 16:55 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:55 – 18:37 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:37 – 19:55 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:55 – 21:13 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:13 – 22:31 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:31 – 23:49 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:49 – 01:07 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:07 – 02:25 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:25 – 03:43 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:43 – 05:01 (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 Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869399.27
Julian Day2457864.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0947°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)291.10°
🪷 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 (24.0947°), declination 11.87°, EoT 1.19 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: 2017-04-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)