पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · April 3, 2014 CE

Also observed today

विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 3.2 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga

व्यामिश्रेणेव वाक्येन बुद्धिं मोहयसीव मे।

तदेकं वद निश्िचत्य येन श्रेयोऽहमाप्नुयाम्।।3.2।।

"3.2 Thy language perplexes me and confuses my reason. Therefore please tell me the only way by which I may, without doubt, secure my spiritual welfare." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 3.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga

Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1421

Malayalam Era: 1190

Nanakshahi: 545

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	349.16°	Mīna	Revatī P1
चन्द्र Candra	30.09°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	176.79°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
बुध Budha	328.09°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	76.92°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra	302.78°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani	208.22°	Tulā	Viśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:31 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:18 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:54 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	07:23 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	21:53 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 46 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 13 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:49 – 04:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:27 – 05:31
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:29 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:02 – 14:53
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:06 – 18:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:18 – 18:49
Amṛta Kāla	18:03 – 19:48
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:29 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:30 – 15:06
Yamaganda	05:31 – 07:07
Gulika Kāla	08:43 – 10:18
Varjyam	06:03 – 06:23
Dur Muhūrta	08:30 – 08:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)

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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	05:31 – 07:07 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:07 – 08:43 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	08:43 – 10:18 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:18 – 11:54 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	11:54 – 13:30 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:30 – 15:06 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	15:06 – 16:42 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:42 – 18:18 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	18:18 – 19:42 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:42 – 21:06 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	21:06 – 22:30 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:30 – 23:54 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	23:54 – 01:18 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:18 – 02:43 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	02:43 – 04:07 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:07 – 05:31 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°

Longitude: -87.6298°

Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Caturthī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868285.27
Julian Day	2456750.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0521°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	41.77°

🪷 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 (24.0521°), declination 5.22°, EoT -3.71 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: 2014-04-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)