पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · April 24, 2012 CE

Also observed today

मेष सङ्क्रान्ति · Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)Pan-Hindu
परशुराम जयन्ती · Paraśurāma JayantīVaishnava
वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 2.66 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga

नास्ति बुद्धिरयुक्तस्य न चायुक्तस्य भावना।

न चाभावयतः शान्तिरशान्तस्य कुतः सुखम्।।2.66।।

"2.66 Right discrimination is not for him who cannot concentrate. Without concentration, there cannot be meditation; he who cannot meditate must not expect peace; and without peace, how can anyone expect happiness?" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 2.66's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu

Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana

Bengali Saṁvat: 1419

Malayalam Era: 1188

Nanakshahi: 543

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Rohiṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	10.24°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
चन्द्र Candra	39.84°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	130.04°	Siṃha	Maghā P4
बुध Budha	343.27°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	24.33°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra	52.21°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P4
शनि Śani	181.28°	Tulā	Citrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:56 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:41 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:49 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	06:23 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	21:11 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 44 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 15 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:07 – 04:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:48 – 04:56
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:21 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:29 – 18:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:41 – 19:15
Amṛta Kāla	18:26 – 20:11
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:21 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:15 – 16:58
Yamaganda	08:23 – 10:06
Gulika Kāla	11:49 – 13:32
Varjyam	05:31 – 05:53
Dur Muhūrta	08:09 – 08:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	04:56 – 06:40 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	06:40 – 08:23 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:23 – 10:06 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:06 – 11:49 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:49 – 13:32 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:32 – 15:15 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:15 – 16:58 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:58 – 18:41 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:41 – 19:58 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:58 – 21:15 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:15 – 22:32 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:32 – 23:49 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:49 – 01:06 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:06 – 02:23 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:23 – 03:40 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	03:40 – 04:56 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°

Longitude: -87.6298°

Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Tṛtīyā + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1867576.27
Julian Day	2456041.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0250°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	32.72°

🪷 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 (24.0250°), declination 12.94°, EoT 1.80 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: 2012-04-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)