पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · May 16, 2025 CE

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सङ्कष्टी चतुर्थी · Saṅkaṣṭī CaturthīPan-Hindu

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta

Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu

Bengali Saṁvat: 1432

Malayalam Era: 1201

Nanakshahi: 556

Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Mūla Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	31.24°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
चन्द्र Candra	248.37°	Dhanu	Mūla P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	108.20°	Karka	Aśleṣā P1
बुध Budha	15.07°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	60.22°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3
शुक्र Śukra	346.12°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani	335.14°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:29 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:04 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:47 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	21:43 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	06:48 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	14 Hours 34 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	9 Hours 25 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	02:33 – 03:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:16 – 04:29
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:18 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:13 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:52 – 19:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:04 – 19:41
Amṛta Kāla	18:49 – 20:34
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:18 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	09:57 – 11:47
Yamaganda	15:25 – 17:15
Gulika Kāla	06:19 – 08:08
Varjyam	05:06 – 05:29
Dur Muhūrta	07:53 – 08:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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):
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 · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	04:29 – 06:19 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	06:19 – 08:08 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:08 – 09:57 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	09:57 – 11:47 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:47 – 13:36 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:36 – 15:25 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:25 – 17:15 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	17:15 – 19:04 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	19:04 – 20:15 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	20:15 – 21:25 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:25 – 22:36 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:36 – 23:47 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:47 – 00:57 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	00:57 – 02:08 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:08 – 03:19 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	03:19 – 04:29 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°

Longitude: -87.6298°

Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872346.27
Julian Day	2460811.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2074°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	219.97°

🪷 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 (24.2074°), declination 19.12°, EoT 3.74 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: 2025-05-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)