पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · May 6, 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 14.25 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
मानापमानयोस्तुल्यस्तुल्यो मित्रारिपक्षयोः।सर्वारम्भपरित्यागी गुणातीतः स उच्यते।।14.25।।
"14.25 Who looks equally upon honour and dishonour, loves friends and foes alike, abandons all initiative, such is he who transcends the Qualities." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla 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)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya21.62°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra146.79°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala45.71°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
बुध Budha0.14°MeṣaAśvinī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati170.43°KanyāHasta P4
शुक्र Śukra339.65°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani242.83°DhanuMūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:40 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:54 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:47 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:52 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:24 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 13 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 46 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:47 – 03:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:29 – 04:40
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta14:09 – 15:06
Godhūli Muhūrta18:42 – 19:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:54 – 19:29
Amṛta Kāla18:39 – 20:24
Niśīta Muhūrta23:19 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:14 – 10:00
Yamaganda13:34 – 15:20
Gulika Kāla04:40 – 06:27
Varjyam05:16 – 05:39
Dur Muhūrta 08:00 – 08:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla04:40 – 06:27 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:27 – 08:14 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:14 – 10:00 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:00 – 11:47 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:47 – 13:34 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:34 – 15:20 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:20 – 17:07 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:07 – 18:54 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:54 – 20:07 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:07 – 21:20 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:20 – 22:34 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:34 – 23:47 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:47 – 01:00 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:00 – 02:14 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:14 – 03:27 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:27 – 04:40 (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 Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869414.27
Julian Day2457879.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0953°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)123.33°
🪷 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 (24.0953°), declination 16.54°, EoT 3.44 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: 2017-05-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)