पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · May 23, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: अपरा एकादशी — Aparā Ekādaśī
Boundless (aparā) merit; removes brahma-hatyā even.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.61 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
ईश्वरः सर्वभूतानां हृद्देशेऽर्जुन तिष्ठति।भ्रामयन्सर्वभूतानि यन्त्रारूढानि मायया।।18.61।।
"18.61 God dwells in the hearts of all beings, O Arjuna! He causes them to revolve as it were on a wheel by His mystic power." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.61's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

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 Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya37.98°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
चन्द्र Candra340.88°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala111.75°KarkaAśleṣā P2
बुध Budha28.94°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati61.74°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
शुक्र Śukra352.07°MīnaRevatī P2
शनि Śani335.72°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:23 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:11 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:47 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:48 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:09 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 47 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 12 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:25 – 03:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:09 – 04:23
Abhijit Muhūrta11:18 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta14:15 – 15:14
Godhūli Muhūrta18:59 – 19:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:11 – 19:48
Amṛta Kāla18:56 – 20:41
Niśīta Muhūrta23:18 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:56 – 11:47
Yamaganda15:29 – 17:20
Gulika Kāla06:14 – 08:05
Varjyam05:00 – 05:24
Dur Muhūrta 07:50 – 08:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (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):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala04:23 – 06:14 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:14 – 08:05 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:05 – 09:56 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla09:56 – 11:47 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:47 – 13:38 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:38 – 15:29 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:29 – 17:20 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:20 – 19:11 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:11 – 20:20 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:20 – 21:29 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:29 – 22:38 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:38 – 23:47 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:47 – 00:56 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla00:56 – 02:05 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:05 – 03:14 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:14 – 04:23 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872353.27
Julian Day2460818.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2077°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)305.83°
🪷 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 (24.2077°), declination 20.60°, EoT 3.40 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: 2025-05-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)