पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · April 22, 2015 CE

Also observed today

वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional
विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 13.16 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga

बहिरन्तश्च भूतानामचरं चरमेव च।सूक्ष्मत्वात्तदविज्ञेयं दूरस्थं चान्तिके च तत्।।13.16।।

"13.16 It is within all beings, yet outside; motionless yet moving; too subtle to be perceived; far away yet always near." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 13.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka

Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha

Bengali Saṁvat: 1422

Malayalam Era: 1191

Nanakshahi: 546

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Rohiṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	7.54°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra	50.64°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	21.33°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
बुध Budha	20.22°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	108.02°	Karka	Aśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra	47.81°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
शनि Śani	219.47°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:00 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:38 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:49 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	07:10 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	22:13 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 37 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 22 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:11 – 04:06
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:52 – 05:00
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:22 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:05 – 15:00
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:26 – 18:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:38 – 19:12
Amṛta Kāla	18:23 – 20:08
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:22 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:49 – 13:31
Yamaganda	06:43 – 08:25
Gulika Kāla	10:07 – 11:49
Varjyam	05:34 – 05:56
Dur Muhūrta	08:11 – 08:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (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):
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 Labha	05:00 – 06:43 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	06:43 – 08:25 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:25 – 10:07 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:07 – 11:49 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:49 – 13:31 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:31 – 15:13 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:13 – 16:56 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:56 – 18:38 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	18:38 – 19:56 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:56 – 21:13 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:13 – 22:31 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:31 – 23:49 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:49 – 01:07 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:07 – 02:25 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:25 – 03:43 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	03:43 – 05:00 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°

Longitude: -87.6298°

Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868669.27
Julian Day	2457134.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0668°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	42.73°

🪷 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 (24.0668°), declination 12.03°, EoT 1.40 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: 2015-04-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)