पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · May 11, 2026 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

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya26.16°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra309.79°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala359.41°MīnaRevatī P4
बुध Budha21.40°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati86.01°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra55.84°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शनि Śani346.10°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:35 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:59 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:47 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:15 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:08 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 24 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 35 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:40 – 03:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:23 – 04:35
Abhijit Muhūrta11:18 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta14:11 – 15:08
Godhūli Muhūrta18:47 – 19:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:59 – 19:35
Amṛta Kāla18:44 – 20:29
Niśīta Muhūrta23:18 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:23 – 08:11
Yamaganda09:59 – 11:47
Gulika Kāla13:35 – 15:23
Varjyam05:11 – 05:34
Dur Muhūrta 07:56 – 08:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta04:35 – 06:23 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:23 – 08:11 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:11 – 09:59 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga09:59 – 11:47 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:47 – 13:35 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:35 – 15:23 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:23 – 17:11 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:11 – 18:59 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:59 – 20:11 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:11 – 21:23 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:23 – 22:35 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:35 – 23:47 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:47 – 00:59 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga00:59 – 02:11 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:11 – 03:23 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:23 – 04:35 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872706.27
Julian Day2461171.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2212°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)286.50°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Engine: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.2212°), declination 17.84°, EoT 3.71 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: 2026-05-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)