पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · May 2, 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 Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya17.92°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra107.14°KarkaAśleṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala8.42°MeṣaAśvinī P3
बुध Budha36.91°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati143.36°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra53.66°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शनि Śani8.17°MeṣaAśvinī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:45 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:50 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:47 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:36 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:53 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 04 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 55 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:53 – 03:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:35 – 04:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 15:05
Godhūli Muhūrta18:38 – 19:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:50 – 19:25
Amṛta Kāla18:35 – 20:20
Niśīta Muhūrta23:19 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:19 – 17:04
Yamaganda08:16 – 10:02
Gulika Kāla11:47 – 13:33
Varjyam05:20 – 05:43
Dur Muhūrta 08:02 – 08:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
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 · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga04:45 – 06:31 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:31 – 08:16 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:16 – 10:02 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:02 – 11:47 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:47 – 13:33 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:33 – 15:19 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:19 – 17:04 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:04 – 18:50 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:50 – 20:04 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:04 – 21:19 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:19 – 22:33 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:33 – 23:47 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:47 – 01:02 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:02 – 02:16 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:16 – 03:31 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:31 – 04:45 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Āśleṣā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873428.27
Julian Day2461893.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2488°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)90.91°
🪷 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 (24.2488°), declination 15.49°, EoT 3.04 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: 2028-05-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)