पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · May 1, 2036 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 12.5 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
क्लेशोऽधिकतरस्तेषामव्यक्तासक्तचेतसाम्।

अव्यक्ता हि गतिर्दुःखं देहवद्भिरवाप्यते।।12.5।।
"12.5 But they who thus fix their attention on the Absolute and Impersonal encounter greater hardships, for it is difficult for those who possess a body to realise Me as without one." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2093 Śukla
Śaka Saṁvat: 1958 Nala
Bengali Saṁvat: 1443
Malayalam Era: 1212
Nanakshahi: 567
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya16.90°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra77.77°MithunaĀrdrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala64.48°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
बुध Budha21.66°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati32.86°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
शुक्र Śukra51.69°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शनि Śani107.79°KarkaAśleṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:46 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:49 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:48 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:18 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:24 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 02 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 57 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:54 – 03:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:36 – 04:46
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta18:37 – 19:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:49 – 19:24
Amṛta Kāla18:34 – 20:19
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:33 – 15:18
Yamaganda04:46 – 06:32
Gulika Kāla08:17 – 10:02
Varjyam05:21 – 05:44
Dur Muhūrta 08:03 – 08:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha04:46 – 06:32 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:32 – 08:17 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:17 – 10:02 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:02 – 11:48 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:48 – 13:33 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:33 – 15:18 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:18 – 17:04 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:04 – 18:49 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:49 – 20:04 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:04 – 21:18 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:18 – 22:33 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:33 – 23:48 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:48 – 01:02 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:02 – 02:17 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:17 – 03:32 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:32 – 04:46 (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 Year5138
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1876349.27
Julian Day2464814.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3605°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)59.58°
🪷 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 (24.3605°), declination 15.21°, 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: 2036-05-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)