पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · May 16, 2027 CE

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🪷 आज: निर्जला एकादशी — Nirjalā Ekādaśī
Strictest Ekādaśī (no water for 24 hours); Bhīma's vrata. Confers fruit of all 24 Ekādaśīs.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2084 Raudra
Śaka Saṁvat: 1949 Plavaṅga
Bengali Saṁvat: 1434
Malayalam Era: 1203
Nanakshahi: 558
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya30.74°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
चन्द्र Candra157.15°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala125.93°SiṃhaMaghā P2
बुध Budha48.48°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati114.15°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra6.82°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शनि Śani358.15°MīnaRevatī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:30 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:04 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:47 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:11 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:14 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 33 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 26 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:33 – 03:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:17 – 04:30
Abhijit Muhūrta11:18 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta14:12 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta18:52 – 19:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:04 – 19:40
Amṛta Kāla18:49 – 20:34
Niśīta Muhūrta23:18 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:14 – 19:04
Yamaganda11:47 – 13:36
Gulika Kāla15:25 – 17:14
Varjyam05:06 – 05:30
Dur Muhūrta 07:54 – 08:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg04:30 – 06:19 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:19 – 08:08 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:08 – 09:58 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta09:58 – 11:47 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:47 – 13:36 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:36 – 15:25 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:25 – 17:14 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:14 – 19:04 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha19:04 – 20:14 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:14 – 21:25 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:25 – 22:36 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:36 – 23:47 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:47 – 00:58 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta00:58 – 02:08 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:08 – 03:19 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:19 – 04:30 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)
6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873076.27
Julian Day2461541.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2353°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)126.18°
🪷 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 (24.2353°), declination 19.01°, 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: 2027-05-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)