पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · April 16, 2025 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 Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya2.11°MeṣaAśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra214.94°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala94.52°KarkaPuṣya P1
बुध Budha335.32°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati54.25°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra330.26°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani332.13°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:09 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:32 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:51 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:14 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:49 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 23 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 36 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:22 – 04:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:02 – 05:09
Abhijit Muhūrta11:24 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta14:04 – 14:58
Godhūli Muhūrta18:20 – 18:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:32 – 19:06
Amṛta Kāla18:17 – 20:02
Niśīta Muhūrta23:24 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:51 – 13:31
Yamaganda06:49 – 08:30
Gulika Kāla10:10 – 11:51
Varjyam05:42 – 06:04
Dur Muhūrta 08:16 – 08:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
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 · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:09 – 06:49 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:49 – 08:30 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:30 – 10:10 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:10 – 11:51 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:51 – 13:31 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:31 – 15:11 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:11 – 16:52 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:52 – 18:32 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:32 – 19:52 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:52 – 21:11 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:11 – 22:31 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:31 – 23:51 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:51 – 01:10 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:10 – 02:30 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:30 – 03:49 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:49 – 05:09 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872316.27
Julian Day2460781.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2063°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)216.17°
🪷 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 (24.2063°), declination 10.15°, EoT 0.02 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: 2025-04-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)