पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · May 2, 2018 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 5.5 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यत्सांख्यैः प्राप्यते स्थानं तद्योगैरपि गम्यते।

एकं सांख्यं च योगं च यः पश्यति स पश्यति।।5.5।।
"5.5 The level which is reached by wisdom is attained through right action as well. He who perceives that the two are one, knows the truth." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya17.50°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra220.99°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala269.56°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha350.40°MīnaRevatī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati204.96°TulāViśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra44.57°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शनि Śani254.75°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:46 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:49 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:47 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:39 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:04 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 03 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 56 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:53 – 03:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:36 – 04:46
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta18:37 – 19:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:49 – 19:24
Amṛta Kāla18:34 – 20:19
Niśīta Muhūrta23:19 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:47 – 13:33
Yamaganda06:31 – 08:17
Gulika Kāla10:02 – 11:47
Varjyam05:21 – 05:43
Dur Muhūrta 08:03 – 08:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
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 · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha04:46 – 06:31 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:31 – 08:17 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:17 – 10:02 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:02 – 11:47 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:47 – 13:33 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:33 – 15:18 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:18 – 17:04 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:04 – 18:49 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:49 – 20:04 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:04 – 21:18 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:18 – 22:33 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:33 – 23:47 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:47 – 01:02 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:02 – 02:17 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:17 – 03:31 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:31 – 04:46 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869775.27
Julian Day2458240.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1091°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)205.77°
🪷 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 (24.1091°), declination 15.31°, EoT 3.04 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: 2018-05-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)