पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · April 22, 2016 CE

Also observed today

मेष सङ्क्रान्ति · Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)Pan-Hindu
वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional
कूर्म जयन्ती · Kūrma JayantīVaishnava
चण्डिका जयन्ती · Chaṇḍikā JayantīShakta
चित्रा पौर्णमी · Citrā PaurṇamīRegional
वैशाख पूर्णिमा व्रत · Vaiśākha Pūrṇimā VratPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 4.8 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga

परित्राणाय साधूनां विनाशाय च दुष्कृताम्।

धर्मसंस्थापनार्थाय संभवामि युगे युगे।।4.8।।

"4.8 To protect the righteous, to destroy the wicked and to establish the kingdom of God, I am reborn from age to age." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 4.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya

Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1423

Malayalam Era: 1192

Nanakshahi: 547

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Svātī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	8.27°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra	186.29°	Tulā	Citrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	224.48°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P4
बुध Budha	27.36°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	138.96°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra	355.89°	Mīna	Revatī P3
शनि Śani	231.51°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:59 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:39 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:49 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	18:20 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:02 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 39 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 20 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:10 – 04:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:51 – 04:59
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:22 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 15:00
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:27 – 18:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:39 – 19:13
Amṛta Kāla	18:24 – 20:09
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:22 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:07 – 11:49
Yamaganda	15:14 – 16:56
Gulika Kāla	06:42 – 08:24
Varjyam	05:34 – 05:55
Dur Muhūrta	08:11 – 08:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	04:59 – 06:42 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	06:42 – 08:24 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:24 – 10:07 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:07 – 11:49 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:49 – 13:32 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:32 – 15:14 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:14 – 16:56 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:56 – 18:39 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:39 – 19:56 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:56 – 21:14 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:14 – 22:32 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:32 – 23:49 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:49 – 01:07 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:07 – 02:24 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:24 – 03:42 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	03:42 – 04:59 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°

Longitude: -87.6298°

Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Buddha Pūrṇimā Walk (बुद्ध पूर्णिमा यात्रा)

7 steps · festival walk
Today is Buddha Pūrṇimā — its dedicated walk.

Bhāgavata 1.3.24 (Buddha as 21st avatāra) + BG 12.13 (compassion) + Dhammapada parallels.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Svātī alignment also occurred on:

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

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869035.27
Julian Day	2457500.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0808°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	178.98°

🪷 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 (24.0808°), declination 12.29°, 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: 2016-04-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)