पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · May 12, 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 Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya27.13°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra322.85°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala0.17°MeṣaAśvinī P1
बुध Budha23.55°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati86.17°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra57.04°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शनि Śani346.20°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:34 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:00 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:47 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:45 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:14 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 26 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 33 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:38 – 03:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:22 – 04:34
Abhijit Muhūrta11:18 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta14:11 – 15:09
Godhūli Muhūrta18:48 – 19:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:00 – 19:36
Amṛta Kāla18:45 – 20:30
Niśīta Muhūrta23:18 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:23 – 17:12
Yamaganda08:10 – 09:59
Gulika Kāla11:47 – 13:35
Varjyam05:10 – 05:33
Dur Muhūrta 07:56 – 08:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga04:34 – 06:22 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:22 – 08:10 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:10 – 09:59 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha09:59 – 11:47 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:47 – 13:35 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:35 – 15:23 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:23 – 17:12 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:12 – 19:00 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:00 – 20:12 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:12 – 21:23 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:23 – 22:35 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:35 – 23:47 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:47 – 00:59 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha00:59 – 02:10 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:10 – 03:22 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:22 – 04:34 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872707.27
Julian Day2461172.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2212°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)298.16°
🪷 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 18.10°, 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: 2026-05-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)