पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · May 1, 2028 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 Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya16.95°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra93.22°KarkaPunarvasu P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala7.67°MeṣaAśvinī P3
बुध Budha35.37°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati143.40°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra53.33°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शनि Śani8.05°MeṣaAśvinī P3

Chicago, USA — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:49 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:48 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:30 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:15 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 02 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 57 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:54 – 03:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:36 – 04:46
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta18:37 – 19:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:49 – 19:24
Amṛta Kāla18:34 – 20:19
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:32 – 08:17
Yamaganda10:02 – 11:48
Gulika Kāla13:33 – 15:18
Varjyam05:22 – 05:44
Dur Muhūrta 08:03 – 08:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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 · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta04:46 – 06:32 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:32 – 08:17 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:17 – 10:02 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:02 – 11:48 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:48 – 13:33 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:33 – 15:18 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:18 – 17:03 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:03 – 18:49 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:49 – 20:03 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:03 – 21:18 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:18 – 22:33 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:33 – 23:48 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:48 – 01:02 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:02 – 02:17 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:17 – 03:32 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:32 – 04:46 (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 Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873427.27
Julian Day2461892.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2488°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)77.73°
🪷 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 (24.2488°), declination 15.19°, EoT 2.92 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 at: 2026-05-14T10:57:09.566Z