पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · April 29, 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 17.6 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
कर्षयन्तः शरीरस्थं भूतग्राममचेतसः।मां चैवान्तःशरीरस्थं तान्विद्ध्यासुरनिश्चयान्।।17.6।।
"17.6 They are ignorant. They torment the organs of the body; and they harass Me also, Who lives within. Know that they are devoted to evil." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya14.81°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra221.69°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala68.95°MithunaĀrdrā P1
बुध Budha25.75°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati303.90°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra23.21°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शनि Śani288.90°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

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)20:54 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:17 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 56 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 03 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:58 – 03:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:40 – 04:50
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 15:03
Godhūli Muhūrta18:34 – 18:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:46 – 19:21
Amṛta Kāla18:31 – 20:16
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:32 – 15:17
Yamaganda04:50 – 06:34
Gulika Kāla08:19 – 10:03
Varjyam05:24 – 05:47
Dur Muhūrta 08:05 – 08:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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 Śubha04:50 – 06:34 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:34 – 08:19 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:19 – 10:03 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:03 – 11:48 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:48 – 13:32 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:32 – 15:17 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:17 – 17:02 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:02 – 18:46 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:46 – 20:02 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:02 – 21:17 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:17 – 22:32 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:32 – 23:48 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:48 – 01:03 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:03 – 02:19 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:19 – 03:34 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:34 – 04:50 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870868.27
Julian Day2459333.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1509°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)204.74°
🪷 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 (24.1509°), declination 14.48°, 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: 2021-04-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)