पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · May 11, 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 18.19 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
ज्ञानं कर्म च कर्ता च त्रिधैव गुणभेदतः।प्रोच्यते गुणसंख्याने यथावच्छृणु तान्यपि।।18.19।।
"18.19 The knowledge, the act and the doer differ according to the Qualities. Listen to this too:" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya25.94°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra275.14°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala90.07°KarkaPunarvasu P4
बुध Budha12.02°MeṣaAśvinī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati4.54°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शुक्र Śukra69.30°MithunaĀrdrā P1
शनि Śani311.97°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:35 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:59 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:47 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:38 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:10 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 23 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 36 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:40 – 03:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:23 – 04:35
Abhijit Muhūrta11:18 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta14:11 – 15:08
Godhūli Muhūrta18:47 – 19:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:59 – 19:35
Amṛta Kāla18:44 – 20:29
Niśīta Muhūrta23:18 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:35 – 15:23
Yamaganda04:35 – 06:23
Gulika Kāla08:11 – 09:59
Varjyam05:11 – 05:34
Dur Muhūrta 07:57 – 08:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha04:35 – 06:23 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:23 – 08:11 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:11 – 09:59 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala09:59 – 11:47 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:47 – 13:35 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:35 – 15:23 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:23 – 17:11 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:11 – 18:59 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:59 – 20:11 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:11 – 21:23 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:23 – 22:35 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:35 – 23:47 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:47 – 00:59 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala00:59 – 02:11 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:11 – 03:23 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:23 – 04:35 (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 Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871610.27
Julian Day2460075.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1793°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)248.38°
🪷 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 (24.1793°), declination 17.77°, EoT 3.71 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: 2023-05-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)