पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · May 18, 2027 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.

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 Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya32.67°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
चन्द्र Candra183.89°TulāCitrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala126.70°SiṃhaMaghā P3
बुध Budha51.80°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati114.35°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra9.25°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शनि Śani358.37°MīnaRevatī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:28 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:06 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:47 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:28 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:16 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 37 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 22 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:31 – 03:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:15 – 04:28
Abhijit Muhūrta11:18 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta14:13 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta18:54 – 19:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:06 – 19:42
Amṛta Kāla18:51 – 20:36
Niśīta Muhūrta23:18 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:26 – 17:16
Yamaganda08:07 – 09:57
Gulika Kāla11:47 – 13:37
Varjyam05:04 – 05:28
Dur Muhūrta 07:53 – 08:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
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):
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 · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga04:28 – 06:18 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:18 – 08:07 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:07 – 09:57 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha09:57 – 11:47 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:47 – 13:37 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:37 – 15:26 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:26 – 17:16 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:16 – 19:06 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:06 – 20:16 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:16 – 21:26 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:26 – 22:37 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:37 – 23:47 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:47 – 00:57 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha00:57 – 02:07 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:07 – 03:18 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:18 – 04:28 (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 Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873078.27
Julian Day2461543.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2354°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)151.84°
🪷 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 (24.2354°), declination 19.46°, EoT 3.69 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: 2027-05-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)