पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · April 13, 2026 CE

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एकादशी · EkādaśīVaishnava
मीन सङ्क्रान्ति · Mīna SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1433

Malayalam Era: 1202

Nanakshahi: 557

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	358.92°	Mīna	Revatī P4
चन्द्र Candra	301.51°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	337.88°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha	332.50°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	82.37°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra	21.87°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
शनि Śani	342.89°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:14 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:28 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:51 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	02:46 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	13:17 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 14 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 45 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:28 – 04:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:08 – 05:14
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:25 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:04 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:16 – 18:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:28 – 19:02
Amṛta Kāla	18:13 – 19:58
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:25 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	06:53 – 08:33
Yamaganda	10:12 – 11:51
Gulika Kāla	13:31 – 15:10
Varjyam	05:47 – 06:08
Dur Muhūrta	08:19 – 08:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	05:14 – 06:53 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	06:53 – 08:33 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:33 – 10:12 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:12 – 11:51 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:51 – 13:31 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:31 – 15:10 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:10 – 16:49 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:49 – 18:28 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	18:28 – 19:49 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:49 – 21:10 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:10 – 22:31 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:31 – 23:51 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:51 – 01:12 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:12 – 02:33 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:33 – 03:53 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	03:53 – 05:14 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°

Longitude: -87.6298°

Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872678.27
Julian Day	2461143.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2201°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	303.78°

🪷 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 (24.2201°), declination 8.99°, EoT -0.77 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: 2026-04-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)