पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · April 21, 2023 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 17.27 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
यज्ञे तपसि दाने च स्थितिः सदिति चोच्यते।कर्म चैव तदर्थीयं सदित्येवाभिधीयते।।17.27।।
"17.27 Conviction in sacrifice, in austerity and in giving is also called Sat.' So too an action done only for the Lord's sake." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.27's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya6.52°MeṣaAśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra17.46°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala79.10°MithunaĀrdrā P4
बुध Budha21.34°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati359.80°MīnaRevatī P4
शुक्र Śukra46.91°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शनि Śani310.52°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:02 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:37 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:49 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:33 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:33 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 35 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 24 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:13 – 04:07
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:54 – 05:02
Abhijit Muhūrta11:22 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta14:05 – 15:00
Godhūli Muhūrta18:25 – 18:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:37 – 19:11
Amṛta Kāla18:22 – 20:07
Niśīta Muhūrta23:22 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:07 – 11:49
Yamaganda15:13 – 16:55
Gulika Kāla06:44 – 08:26
Varjyam05:36 – 05:58
Dur Muhūrta 08:12 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:02 – 06:44 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:44 – 08:26 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:26 – 10:07 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:07 – 11:49 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:49 – 13:31 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:31 – 15:13 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:13 – 16:55 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:55 – 18:37 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:37 – 19:55 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:55 – 21:13 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:13 – 22:31 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:31 – 23:49 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:49 – 01:07 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:07 – 02:26 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:26 – 03:44 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:44 – 05:02 (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 Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871590.27
Julian Day2460055.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1785°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)12.63°
🪷 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 (24.1785°), declination 11.71°, EoT 1.19 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: 2023-04-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)