पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · April 29, 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 15.20 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
इति गुह्यतमं शास्त्रमिदमुक्तं मयाऽनघ।एतद्बुद्ध्वा बुद्धिमान्स्यात्कृतकृत्यश्च भारत।।15.20।।
"15.20 Thus, O Sinless One, I have revealed to thee this most mystic knowledge. He who understands gains wisdom and attains the consummation of life."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya14.34°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra307.25°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala54.56°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
बुध Budha352.18°MīnaRevatī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati239.69°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra345.77°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani266.31°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:50 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:46 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:48 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:56 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:43 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 55 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 04 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:59 – 03:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:41 – 04:50
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 15:03
Godhūli Muhūrta18:34 – 18:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:46 – 19:20
Amṛta Kāla18:31 – 20:16
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:35 – 08:19
Yamaganda10:03 – 11:48
Gulika Kāla13:32 – 15:17
Varjyam05:25 – 05:47
Dur Muhūrta 08:05 – 08:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta04:50 – 06:35 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:35 – 08:19 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:19 – 10:03 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:03 – 11:48 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:48 – 13:32 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:32 – 15:17 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:17 – 17:01 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:01 – 18:46 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:46 – 20:01 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:01 – 21:17 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:17 – 22:32 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:32 – 23:48 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:48 – 01:03 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:03 – 02:19 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:19 – 03:35 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:35 – 04:50 (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 Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870137.27
Julian Day2458602.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1229°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)291.86°
🪷 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 (24.1229°), declination 14.32°, EoT 2.64 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: 2019-04-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)