पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · April 29, 2013 CE

Also observed today

वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional
सङ्कष्टी चतुर्थी · Saṅkaṣṭī CaturthīPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 12.14 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga

सन्तुष्टः सततं योगी यतात्मा दृढनिश्चयः।मय्यर्पितमनोबुद्धिर्यो मद्भक्तः स मे प्रियः।।12.14।।

"12.14 Always contented, self-centred, self-controlled, resolute, with mind and reason dedicated to Me, such a devotee of Mine is My beloved." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 12.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava

Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1420

Malayalam Era: 1189

Nanakshahi: 544

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Jyeṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	14.86°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra	239.02°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	12.17°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
बुध Budha	0.61°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	52.59°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra	22.77°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
शनि Śani	193.88°	Tulā	Svātī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:50 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:46 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:48 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	22:12 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	07:18 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 56 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 03 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	02:58 – 03:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:40 – 04:50
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:20 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:07 – 15:03
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:34 – 18:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:46 – 19:21
Amṛta Kāla	18:31 – 20:16
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:20 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	06:34 – 08:19
Yamaganda	10:03 – 11:48
Gulika Kāla	13:32 – 15:17
Varjyam	05:24 – 05:47
Dur Muhūrta	08:05 – 08:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	04:50 – 06:34 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	06:34 – 08:19 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:19 – 10:03 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:03 – 11:48 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:48 – 13:32 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:32 – 15:17 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:17 – 17:02 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	17:02 – 18:46 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	18:46 – 20:02 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	20:02 – 21:17 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:17 – 22:32 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:32 – 23:48 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:48 – 01:03 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:03 – 02:19 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:19 – 03:34 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	03:34 – 04:50 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°

Longitude: -87.6298°

Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturthī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1867946.27
Julian Day	2456411.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0391°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	221.58°

🪷 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 (24.0391°), declination 14.46°, EoT 2.64 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: 2013-04-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)