पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · April 28, 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 6.31 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
सर्वभूतस्थितं यो मां भजत्येकत्वमास्थितः।

सर्वथा वर्तमानोऽपि स योगी मयि वर्तते।।6.31।।
"6.31 The sage who realises the unity of life and who worships Me in all beings, lives in Me, whatever may be his lot." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.31'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 Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya13.59°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra340.68°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala315.27°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
बुध Budha33.77°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati333.19°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra330.29°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani299.99°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:51 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:45 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:48 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:26 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:46 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 53 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 06 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:00 – 03:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:42 – 04:51
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 15:03
Godhūli Muhūrta18:33 – 18:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:45 – 19:20
Amṛta Kāla18:30 – 20:15
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:32 – 15:16
Yamaganda04:51 – 06:35
Gulika Kāla08:20 – 10:04
Varjyam05:26 – 05:48
Dur Muhūrta 08:06 – 08:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha04:51 – 06:35 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:35 – 08:20 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:20 – 10:04 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:04 – 11:48 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:48 – 13:32 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:32 – 15:16 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:16 – 17:01 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:01 – 18:45 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:45 – 20:01 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:01 – 21:16 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:16 – 22:32 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:32 – 23:48 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:48 – 01:04 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:04 – 02:20 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:20 – 03:35 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:35 – 04:51 (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 Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871232.27
Julian Day2459697.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1648°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)327.07°
🪷 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 (24.1648°), declination 14.09°, EoT 2.49 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: 2022-04-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)