पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · April 22, 2022 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 6.25 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
शनैः शनैरुपरमेद् बुद्ध्या धृतिगृहीतया।

आत्मसंस्थं मनः कृत्वा न किञ्चिदपि चिन्तयेत्।।6.25।।
"6.25 Little by little, by the help of his reason controlled by fortitude, let him attain peace; and, fixing his mind on the Self, let him not think of any other thing." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya7.74°MeṣaAśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra258.50°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala310.74°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
बुध Budha25.80°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati331.90°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra323.53°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani299.61°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:00 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:38 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:49 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:57 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:07 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 38 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 21 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:11 – 04:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:52 – 05:00
Abhijit Muhūrta11:22 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta14:05 – 15:00
Godhūli Muhūrta18:26 – 18:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:38 – 19:12
Amṛta Kāla18:23 – 20:08
Niśīta Muhūrta23:22 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:07 – 11:49
Yamaganda15:14 – 16:56
Gulika Kāla06:42 – 08:25
Varjyam05:34 – 05:56
Dur Muhūrta 08:11 – 08:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:00 – 06:42 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:42 – 08:25 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:25 – 10:07 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:07 – 11:49 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:49 – 13:31 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:31 – 15:14 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:14 – 16:56 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:56 – 18:38 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:38 – 19:56 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:56 – 21:14 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:14 – 22:31 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:31 – 23:49 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:49 – 01:07 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:07 – 02:25 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:25 – 03:42 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:42 – 05:00 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871226.27
Julian Day2459691.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1646°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)248.59°
🪷 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 (24.1646°), declination 12.14°, EoT 1.40 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: 2022-04-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)