पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · April 11, 2013 CE

🪷 आज: चैत्र नवरात्रि आरम्भ — Caitra Navrātri Start (Gudhi Padwā)
Spring Navrātri begins; Vasanta-pakṣa Devī worship. Maharashtra: Gudhi Padwā. South: Ugadi. Sindhi: Cheti Chand.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.51 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

दृष्ट्वेदं मानुषं रूपं तवसौम्यं जनार्दन।

इदानीमस्मि संवृत्तः सचेताः प्रकृतिं गतः।।11.51।।
"11.51 Arjuna said: Seeing Thee in Thy gentle human form, my Lord, I am myself again, calm once more." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.51's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya357.28°MīnaRevatī P4
चन्द्र Candra4.67°MeṣaAśvinī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala358.66°MīnaRevatī P4
बुध Budha331.40°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati49.11°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra0.52°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शनि Śani195.21°TulāSvātī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:17 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:27 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:52 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:38 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:05 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 09 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 50 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:32 – 04:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:11 – 05:17
Abhijit Muhūrta11:26 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta14:03 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta18:15 – 18:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:27 – 18:59
Amṛta Kāla18:12 – 19:57
Niśīta Muhūrta23:26 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:31 – 15:09
Yamaganda05:17 – 06:56
Gulika Kāla08:35 – 10:13
Varjyam05:50 – 06:11
Dur Muhūrta 08:21 – 08:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:17 – 06:56 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:56 – 08:35 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:35 – 10:13 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:13 – 11:52 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:52 – 13:31 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:31 – 15:09 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:09 – 16:48 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:48 – 18:27 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:27 – 19:48 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:48 – 21:09 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:09 – 22:31 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:31 – 23:52 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:52 – 01:13 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:13 – 02:35 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:35 – 03:56 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:56 – 05:17 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pratipada + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867928.27
Julian Day2456393.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0384°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)9.38°
🪷 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 (24.0384°), declination 8.31°, EoT -1.32 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: 2013-04-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)