पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · April 26, 2016 CE

Also observed today

वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional
अङ्गारक चतुर्थी · Aṅgāraka Caturthī (Tuesday Caturthī)Pan-Hindu
सङ्कष्टी चतुर्थी · Saṅkaṣṭī CaturthīPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 4.12 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga

काङ्क्षन्तः कर्मणां सिद्धिं यजन्त इह देवताः।

क्षिप्रं हि मानुषे लोके सिद्धिर्भवति कर्मजा।।4.12।।

"4.12 Those who look for success, worship the Powers; and in this world their actions bear immediate fruit." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 4.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa 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)	Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Jyeṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	12.17°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
चन्द्र Candra	234.16°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	224.15°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P4
बुध Budha	29.18°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	138.78°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra	0.82°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
शनि Śani	231.33°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:54 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:43 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:48 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	22:02 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	07:11 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 49 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 10 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:03 – 03:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:44 – 04:54
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:21 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:07 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:31 – 18:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:43 – 19:18
Amṛta Kāla	18:28 – 20:13
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:21 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:16 – 16:59
Yamaganda	08:21 – 10:05
Gulika Kāla	11:48 – 13:32
Varjyam	05:28 – 05:50
Dur Muhūrta	08:07 – 08:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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 · 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 Roga	04:54 – 06:37 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	06:37 – 08:21 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:21 – 10:05 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:05 – 11:48 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:48 – 13:32 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:32 – 15:16 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:16 – 16:59 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:59 – 18:43 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:43 – 19:59 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:59 – 21:16 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:16 – 22:32 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:32 – 23:48 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:48 – 01:05 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:05 – 02:21 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:21 – 03:37 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	03:37 – 04:54 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°

Longitude: -87.6298°

Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 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	5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869039.27
Julian Day	2457504.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0809°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	225.35°

🪷 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 (24.0809°), declination 13.60°, EoT 2.16 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: 2016-04-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)