पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · May 9, 2029 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

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.28 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

कृपया परयाऽऽविष्टो विषीदन्निदमब्रवीत्।

दृष्ट्वेमं स्वजनं कृष्ण युयुत्सुं समुपस्थितम्।।1.28।।
"1.28 And his heart melted with pity and sadly he spoke: O my Lord! When I see all these, my own people, thirsting for battle," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1436
Malayalam Era: 1205
Nanakshahi: 560
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya24.45°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra334.82°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala150.28°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha30.24°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati175.10°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra35.97°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
शनि Śani20.78°MeṣaBharaṇī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:37 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:57 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:47 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:27 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:30 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 20 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 39 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:42 – 03:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:25 – 04:37
Abhijit Muhūrta11:18 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta14:10 – 15:08
Godhūli Muhūrta18:45 – 19:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:57 – 19:33
Amṛta Kāla18:42 – 20:27
Niśīta Muhūrta23:18 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:47 – 13:34
Yamaganda06:24 – 08:12
Gulika Kāla09:59 – 11:47
Varjyam05:13 – 05:36
Dur Muhūrta 07:57 – 08:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha04:37 – 06:24 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:24 – 08:12 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:12 – 09:59 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha09:59 – 11:47 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:47 – 13:34 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:34 – 15:22 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:22 – 17:09 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:09 – 18:57 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:57 – 20:09 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:09 – 21:22 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:22 – 22:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:34 – 23:47 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:47 – 00:59 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha00:59 – 02:12 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:12 – 03:24 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:24 – 04:37 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873800.27
Julian Day2462265.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2630°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)308.31°
🪷 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 (24.2630°), declination 17.39°, EoT 3.63 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: 2029-05-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)