पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · May 7, 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 18.45 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
स्वे स्वे कर्मण्यभिरतः संसिद्धिं लभते नरः।स्वकर्मनिरतः सिद्धिं यथा विन्दति तच्छृणु।।18.45।।
"18.45 Perfection is attained when each attends diligently to his duty. Listen and I will tell you how it is attained by him who always minds his own duty." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.45'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 Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya22.54°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra140.71°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala103.81°KarkaPuṣya P4
बुध Budha359.64°MīnaRevatī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati58.33°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शुक्र Śukra339.37°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani334.33°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:39 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:55 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:47 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:15 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:04 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 15 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 44 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:45 – 03:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:28 – 04:39
Abhijit Muhūrta11:18 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta14:10 – 15:07
Godhūli Muhūrta18:43 – 19:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:55 – 19:31
Amṛta Kāla18:40 – 20:25
Niśīta Muhūrta23:18 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:47 – 13:34
Yamaganda06:26 – 08:13
Gulika Kāla10:00 – 11:47
Varjyam05:15 – 05:38
Dur Muhūrta 07:59 – 08:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha04:39 – 06:26 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:26 – 08:13 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:13 – 10:00 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:00 – 11:47 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:47 – 13:34 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:34 – 15:21 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:21 – 17:08 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:08 – 18:55 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:55 – 20:08 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:08 – 21:21 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:21 – 22:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:34 – 23:47 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:47 – 01:00 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:00 – 02:13 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:13 – 03:26 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:26 – 04:39 (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 Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872337.27
Julian Day2460802.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2071°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)115.56°
🪷 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 (24.2071°), declination 16.84°, EoT 3.51 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: 2025-05-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)