पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · May 4, 2037 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 3.22 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
न मे पार्थास्ति कर्तव्यं त्रिषु लोकेषु किञ्चन।

नानवाप्तमवाप्तव्यं वर्त एव च कर्मणि।।3.22।।
"3.22 There is nothing in this universe, O Arjuna, that I am compelled to do, nor anything for Me to attain; yet I am persistently active." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2094 Pramoda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1959 Piṅgala
Bengali Saṁvat: 1444
Malayalam Era: 1213
Nanakshahi: 568
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya19.56°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra253.71°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala312.06°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
बुध Budha355.34°MīnaRevatī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati60.55°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
शुक्र Śukra30.28°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
शनि Śani121.12°SiṃhaMaghā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:43 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:52 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:47 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:51 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:57 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 09 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 51 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:50 – 03:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:32 – 04:43
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta14:09 – 15:05
Godhūli Muhūrta18:40 – 19:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:52 – 19:27
Amṛta Kāla18:37 – 20:22
Niśīta Muhūrta23:19 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:29 – 08:15
Yamaganda10:01 – 11:47
Gulika Kāla13:33 – 15:20
Varjyam05:18 – 05:41
Dur Muhūrta 08:01 – 08:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta04:43 – 06:29 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:29 – 08:15 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:15 – 10:01 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:01 – 11:47 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:47 – 13:33 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:33 – 15:20 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:20 – 17:06 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:06 – 18:52 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:52 – 20:06 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:06 – 21:20 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:20 – 22:33 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:33 – 23:47 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:47 – 01:01 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:01 – 02:15 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:15 – 03:29 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:29 – 04:43 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5139
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1876717.27
Julian Day2465182.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3746°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)233.98°
🪷 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 (24.3746°), declination 16.02°, EoT 3.26 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: 2037-05-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)