पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · May 5, 2034 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 11.34 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
द्रोणं च भीष्मं च जयद्रथं च

कर्णं तथाऽन्यानपि योधवीरान्।

मया हतांस्त्वं जहि मा व्यथिष्ठा

युध्यस्व जेतासि रणे सपत्नान्।।11.34।।
"11.34 Drona and Bheeshma, Jayadratha and Karna, and other brave warriors - I have condemned them all. Destroy them; fight and fear not. Thy foes shall be crushed."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.34's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2091 Prabhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1956 Ānanda
Bengali Saṁvat: 1441
Malayalam Era: 1210
Nanakshahi: 565
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya20.31°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra216.99°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala52.96°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
बुध Budha34.40°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati338.07°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra49.01°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शनि Śani81.89°MithunaPunarvasu P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:42 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:53 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:47 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:08 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:39 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 10 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 49 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:48 – 03:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:31 – 04:42
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta14:09 – 15:06
Godhūli Muhūrta18:41 – 19:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:53 – 19:28
Amṛta Kāla18:38 – 20:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:19 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:01 – 11:47
Yamaganda15:20 – 17:06
Gulika Kāla06:28 – 08:14
Varjyam05:17 – 05:40
Dur Muhūrta 08:00 – 08:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
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 · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala04:42 – 06:28 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:28 – 08:14 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:14 – 10:01 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:01 – 11:47 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:47 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:34 – 15:20 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:20 – 17:06 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:06 – 18:53 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:53 – 20:06 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:06 – 21:20 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:20 – 22:34 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:34 – 23:47 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:47 – 01:01 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:01 – 02:14 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:14 – 03:28 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:28 – 04:42 (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 Year5136
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1875622.27
Julian Day2464087.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3327°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)198.98°
🪷 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 (24.3327°), declination 16.23°, EoT 3.35 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: 2034-05-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)