पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · May 24, 2029 CE

🪷 आज: निर्जला एकादशी — Nirjalā Ekādaśī
Strictest Ekādaśī (no water for 24 hours); Bhīma's vrata. Confers fruit of all 24 Ekādaśīs.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.43 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
दोषैरेतैः कुलघ्नानां वर्णसङ्करकारकैः।

उत्साद्यन्ते जातिधर्माः कुलधर्माश्च शाश्वताः।।1.43।।
"1.43 By the destruction of our lineage and the pollution of blood, ancient class traditions and family purity alike perish." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.43's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1436
Malayalam Era: 1205
Nanakshahi: 560
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya38.91°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
चन्द्र Candra167.05°KanyāHasta P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala152.17°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha22.94°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati173.90°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra54.37°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शनि Śani22.68°MeṣaBharaṇī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:22 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:12 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:47 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:33 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:07 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 49 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 10 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:24 – 03:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:08 – 04:22
Abhijit Muhūrta11:18 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta14:15 – 15:15
Godhūli Muhūrta19:00 – 19:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:12 – 19:49
Amṛta Kāla18:57 – 20:42
Niśīta Muhūrta23:18 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:38 – 15:30
Yamaganda04:22 – 06:14
Gulika Kāla08:05 – 09:56
Varjyam05:00 – 05:23
Dur Muhūrta 07:50 – 08:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha04:22 – 06:14 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:14 – 08:05 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:05 – 09:56 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala09:56 – 11:47 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:47 – 13:38 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:38 – 15:30 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:30 – 17:21 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:21 – 19:12 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta19:12 – 20:21 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:21 – 21:30 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:30 – 22:38 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:38 – 23:47 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:47 – 00:56 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala00:56 – 02:05 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:05 – 03:14 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:14 – 04:22 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873815.27
Julian Day2462280.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2636°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)130.71°
🪷 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 (24.2636°), declination 20.79°, EoT 3.31 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: 2029-05-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)