पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · May 11, 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 1.30 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
गाण्डीवं स्रंसते हस्तात्त्वक्चैव परिदह्यते।

न च शक्नोम्यवस्थातुं भ्रमतीव च मे मनः।।1.30।।
"1.30 The bow Gandeeva slips from my hand, and my skin burns. I cannot keep quiet, for my mind is in tumult." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.30'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 Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya26.39°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra358.55°MīnaRevatī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala150.39°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha29.14°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati174.91°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra38.42°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
शनि Śani21.03°MeṣaBharaṇī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:34 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:59 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:47 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:20 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:31 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 24 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 35 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:39 – 03:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:22 – 04:34
Abhijit Muhūrta11:18 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta14:11 – 15:09
Godhūli Muhūrta18:47 – 19:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:59 – 19:35
Amṛta Kāla18:44 – 20:29
Niśīta Muhūrta23:18 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:59 – 11:47
Yamaganda15:23 – 17:11
Gulika Kāla06:23 – 08:11
Varjyam05:11 – 05:34
Dur Muhūrta 07:56 – 08:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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 · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala04:34 – 06:23 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:23 – 08:11 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:11 – 09:59 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla09:59 – 11:47 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:47 – 13:35 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:35 – 15:23 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:23 – 17:11 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:11 – 18:59 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:59 – 20:11 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:11 – 21:23 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:23 – 22:35 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:35 – 23:47 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:47 – 00:59 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla00:59 – 02:11 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:11 – 03:23 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:23 – 04:34 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873802.27
Julian Day2462267.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2631°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)330.97°
🪷 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 (24.2631°), declination 17.91°, EoT 3.71 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: 2029-05-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)