पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · May 1, 2030 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 10.13 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
आहुस्त्वामृषयः सर्वे देवर्षिर्नारदस्तथा।

असितो देवलो व्यासः स्वयं चैव ब्रवीषि मे।।10.13।।
"10.13 So have said the seers and the divine sage Narada; as well as Asita, Devala and Vyasa; and Thou Thyself also sayest it." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2087 Rudhirodgāri
Śaka Saṁvat: 1952 Sādhāraṇa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1437
Malayalam Era: 1206
Nanakshahi: 561
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya16.45°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra359.47°MīnaRevatī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala22.14°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
बुध Budha4.14°MeṣaAśvinī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati210.12°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
शुक्र Śukra333.90°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani31.65°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:47 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:48 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:48 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:03 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:16 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 01 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 58 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:55 – 03:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:37 – 04:47
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta18:36 – 19:00
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:48 – 19:23
Amṛta Kāla18:33 – 20:18
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:48 – 13:33
Yamaganda06:32 – 08:17
Gulika Kāla10:02 – 11:48
Varjyam05:22 – 05:45
Dur Muhūrta 08:03 – 08:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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 Labha04:47 – 06:32 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:32 – 08:17 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:17 – 10:02 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:02 – 11:48 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:48 – 13:33 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:33 – 15:18 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:18 – 17:03 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:03 – 18:48 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:48 – 20:03 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:03 – 21:18 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:18 – 22:33 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:33 – 23:48 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:48 – 01:02 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:02 – 02:17 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:17 – 03:32 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:32 – 04:47 (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 Year5132
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874157.27
Julian Day2462622.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2767°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)343.00°
🪷 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 (24.2767°), declination 15.04°, EoT 2.92 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: 2030-05-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)