पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · May 14, 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 Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya29.56°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra103.36°KarkaPuṣya P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala345.74°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha3.29°MeṣaAśvinī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati33.02°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
शुक्र Śukra23.44°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
शनि Śani323.57°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:31 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:02 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:47 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:29 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:55 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 31 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 28 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:35 – 03:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:18 – 04:31
Abhijit Muhūrta11:18 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta14:12 – 15:10
Godhūli Muhūrta18:50 – 19:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:02 – 19:39
Amṛta Kāla18:47 – 20:32
Niśīta Muhūrta23:18 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:25 – 17:14
Yamaganda08:09 – 09:58
Gulika Kāla11:47 – 13:36
Varjyam05:07 – 05:31
Dur Muhūrta 07:54 – 08:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (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):
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):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga04:31 – 06:20 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:20 – 08:09 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:09 – 09:58 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha09:58 – 11:47 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:47 – 13:36 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:36 – 15:25 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:25 – 17:14 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:14 – 19:02 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:02 – 20:14 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:14 – 21:25 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:25 – 22:36 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:36 – 23:47 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:47 – 00:58 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha00:58 – 02:09 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:09 – 03:20 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:20 – 04:31 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871979.27
Julian Day2460444.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1934°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)72.99°
🪷 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 (24.1934°), declination 18.71°, EoT 3.76 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: 2024-05-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)