पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · May 5, 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 3.23 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
यदि ह्यहं न वर्तेयं जातु कर्मण्यतन्द्रितः।

मम वर्त्मानुवर्तन्ते मनुष्याः पार्थ सर्वशः।।3.23।।
"3.23 For were I not to act without ceasing, O prince, people would be glad to do likewise." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.23'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 Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya20.53°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra266.35°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala312.79°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
बुध Budha355.78°MīnaRevatī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati60.75°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
शुक्र Śukra31.51°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
शनि Śani121.13°SiṃhaMaghā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:41 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:53 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:47 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:31 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:50 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 11 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 48 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:48 – 03:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:31 – 04:41
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 Kāla15:20 – 17:06
Yamaganda08:14 – 10:01
Gulika Kāla11:47 – 13:34
Varjyam05:17 – 05:40
Dur Muhūrta 08:00 – 08:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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 Roga04:41 – 06:28 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:28 – 08:14 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:14 – 10:01 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:01 – 11:47 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:47 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:34 – 15:20 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:20 – 17:06 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:06 – 18:53 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:53 – 20:06 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:06 – 21:20 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:20 – 22:34 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:34 – 23:47 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:47 – 01:01 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:01 – 02:14 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:14 – 03:28 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:28 – 04:41 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5139
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1876718.27
Julian Day2465183.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3746°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)245.35°
🪷 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 16.31°, 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: 2037-05-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)