पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · May 14, 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 Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya29.53°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra273.00°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala17.35°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
बुध Budha49.70°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati143.15°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra54.94°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शनि Śani9.66°MeṣaAśvinī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:31 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:02 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:47 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:16 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:45 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 31 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 28 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:35 – 03:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:18 – 04:31
Abhijit Muhūrta11:18 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta14:12 – 15:10
Godhūli Muhūrta18:50 – 19:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:02 – 19:39
Amṛta Kāla18:47 – 20:32
Niśīta Muhūrta23:18 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:14 – 19:02
Yamaganda11:47 – 13:36
Gulika Kāla15:25 – 17:14
Varjyam05:07 – 05:31
Dur Muhūrta 07:54 – 08:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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):
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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg04:31 – 06:20 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:20 – 08:09 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:09 – 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 – 19:02 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha19:02 – 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 – 02:09 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:09 – 03:20 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:20 – 04:31 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873440.27
Julian Day2461905.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2493°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)243.96°
🪷 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 (24.2493°), declination 18.72°, EoT 3.76 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: 2028-05-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)