पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · April 15, 2019 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 15.6 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
न तद्भासयते सूर्यो न शशाङ्को न पावकः।यद्गत्वा न निवर्तन्ते तद्धाम परमं मम।।15.6।।
"15.6 Neither sun, moon, nor fire shines there. Those who go thither never come back. For, O Arjuna, that is my Celestial Home!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya0.68°MeṣaAśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra120.34°SiṃhaMaghā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala45.40°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
बुध Budha333.00°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati240.18°DhanuMūla P1
शुक्र Śukra328.82°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani266.13°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:11 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:30 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:51 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:57 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:42 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 19 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 41 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:25 – 04:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:05 – 05:11
Abhijit Muhūrta11:24 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta14:04 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta18:18 – 18:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:30 – 19:04
Amṛta Kāla18:15 – 20:00
Niśīta Muhūrta23:24 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:51 – 08:31
Yamaganda10:11 – 11:51
Gulika Kāla13:31 – 15:11
Varjyam05:45 – 06:06
Dur Muhūrta 08:18 – 08:44

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:11 – 06:51 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:51 – 08:31 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:31 – 10:11 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:11 – 11:51 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:51 – 13:31 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:31 – 15:11 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:11 – 16:50 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:50 – 18:30 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:30 – 19:50 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:50 – 21:11 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:11 – 22:31 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:31 – 23:51 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:51 – 01:11 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:11 – 02:31 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:31 – 03:51 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:51 – 05:11 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870123.27
Julian Day2458588.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1224°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)122.11°
🪷 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 (24.1224°), declination 9.60°, EoT -0.24 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: 2019-04-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)