पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · May 6, 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

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.44 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
कृषिगौरक्ष्यवाणिज्यं वैश्यकर्म स्वभावजम्।परिचर्यात्मकं कर्म शूद्रस्यापि स्वभावजम्।।18.44।।
"18.44 Agriculture, protection of the cow and trade are the duty of a trader, again in accordance with his nature. The duty of a servant is to serve, and that too agrees with his nature." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.44's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla 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)Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya21.58°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra128.51°SiṃhaMaghā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala103.34°KarkaPuṣya P4
बुध Budha358.10°MīnaRevatī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati58.12°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शुक्र Śukra338.70°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani334.23°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:40 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:54 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:47 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:13 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:36 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 13 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 46 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:47 – 03:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:29 – 04:40
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta14:09 – 15:06
Godhūli Muhūrta18:42 – 19:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:54 – 19:29
Amṛta Kāla18:39 – 20:24
Niśīta Muhūrta23:19 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:20 – 17:07
Yamaganda08:14 – 10:00
Gulika Kāla11:47 – 13:34
Varjyam05:16 – 05:39
Dur Muhūrta 08:00 – 08:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga04:40 – 06:27 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:27 – 08:14 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:14 – 10:00 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:00 – 11:47 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:47 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:34 – 15:20 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:20 – 17:07 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:07 – 18:54 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:54 – 20:07 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:07 – 21:20 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:20 – 22:34 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:34 – 23:47 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:47 – 01:00 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:00 – 02:14 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:14 – 03:27 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:27 – 04:40 (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-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872336.27
Julian Day2460801.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2070°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)104.02°
🪷 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 (24.2070°), declination 16.56°, EoT 3.44 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: 2025-05-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)