पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · April 14, 2021 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 16.15 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
आढ्योऽभिजनवानस्मि कोऽन्योऽस्ति सदृशो मया।यक्ष्ये दास्यामि मोदिष्य इत्यज्ञानविमोहिताः।।16.15।।
"16.15 I am rich, I am well-bred; who is there to compare with me? I will sacrifice, I will give, I will pay - and I will enjoy. Thus blinded by Ignorance," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya0.17°MeṣaAśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra21.28°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala59.88°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
बुध Budha354.24°MīnaRevatī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati301.49°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra4.67°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शनि Śani288.15°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:12 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:30 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:51 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:11 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:20 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 17 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 42 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:26 – 04:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:06 – 05:12
Abhijit Muhūrta11:24 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta14:04 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta18:18 – 18:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:30 – 19:03
Amṛta Kāla18:15 – 20:00
Niśīta Muhūrta23:24 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:51 – 13:31
Yamaganda06:52 – 08:32
Gulika Kāla10:11 – 11:51
Varjyam05:45 – 06:07
Dur Muhūrta 08:18 – 08:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:12 – 06:52 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:52 – 08:32 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:32 – 10:11 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:11 – 11:51 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:51 – 13:31 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:31 – 15:10 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:10 – 16:50 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:50 – 18:30 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:30 – 19:50 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:50 – 21:10 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:10 – 22:31 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:31 – 23:51 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:51 – 01:11 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:11 – 02:32 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:32 – 03:52 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:52 – 05:12 (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 Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870853.27
Julian Day2459318.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1503°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)23.78°
🪷 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 (24.1503°), declination 9.43°, EoT -0.50 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: 2021-04-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)