पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · May 13, 2024 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

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya28.59°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra90.79°KarkaPunarvasu P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala344.97°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha2.16°MeṣaAśvinī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati32.78°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
शुक्र Śukra22.21°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शनि Śani323.50°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:32 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:01 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:47 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:31 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:20 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 29 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 30 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:36 – 03:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:20 – 04:32
Abhijit Muhūrta11:18 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta14:12 – 15:10
Godhūli Muhūrta18:49 – 19:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:01 – 19:38
Amṛta Kāla18:46 – 20:31
Niśīta Muhūrta23:18 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:21 – 08:09
Yamaganda09:58 – 11:47
Gulika Kāla13:35 – 15:24
Varjyam05:08 – 05:32
Dur Muhūrta 07:55 – 08:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta04:32 – 06:21 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:21 – 08:09 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:09 – 09:58 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga09:58 – 11:47 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:47 – 13:35 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:35 – 15:24 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:24 – 17:13 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:13 – 19:01 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala19:01 – 20:13 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:13 – 21:24 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:24 – 22:35 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:35 – 23:47 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:47 – 00:58 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga00:58 – 02:09 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:09 – 03:21 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:21 – 04:32 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871978.27
Julian Day2460443.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1933°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)61.76°
🪷 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 (24.1933°), declination 18.47°, EoT 3.75 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: 2024-05-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)