पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · April 18, 2019 CE

Also observed today

मेष सङ्क्रान्ति · Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)Pan-Hindu
वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional
छिन्नमस्ता जयन्ती · Chhinnamastā JayantīShakta

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 15.9 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga

श्रोत्रं चक्षुः स्पर्शनं च रसनं घ्राणमेव च।अधिष्ठाय मनश्चायं विषयानुपसेवते।।15.9।।

"15.9 He is the perception of the ear, the eye, the touch, the taste and the smell, yea and of the mind also; and the enjoyment the things which they perceive is also His." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 15.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri

Bengali Saṁvat: 1426

Malayalam Era: 1195

Nanakshahi: 550

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Hasta Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	3.61°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra	164.31°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	47.37°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
बुध Budha	336.54°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	240.12°	Dhanu	Mūla P1
शुक्र Śukra	332.45°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani	266.20°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:06 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:34 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:50 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	16:42 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:24 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 27 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 32 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:19 – 04:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:59 – 05:06
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:23 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:05 – 14:58
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:22 – 18:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:34 – 19:07
Amṛta Kāla	18:19 – 20:04
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:23 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:31 – 15:12
Yamaganda	05:06 – 06:47
Gulika Kāla	08:28 – 10:09
Varjyam	05:40 – 06:02
Dur Muhūrta	08:15 – 08:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

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):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	05:06 – 06:47 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	06:47 – 08:28 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	08:28 – 10:09 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:09 – 11:50 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	11:50 – 13:31 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:31 – 15:12 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	15:12 – 16:53 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:53 – 18:34 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	18:34 – 19:53 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:53 – 21:12 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	21:12 – 22:31 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:31 – 23:50 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	23:50 – 01:09 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:09 – 02:28 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	02:28 – 03:47 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	03:47 – 05:06 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°

Longitude: -87.6298°

Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Narasiṁha Jayantī Walk (नरसिंह जयन्ती यात्रा)

9 steps · festival walk
Today is Narasiṁha Jayantī — its dedicated walk.

Bhāgavata 7.8 (Prahlāda-Narasiṁha) + protective verses.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870126.27
Julian Day	2458591.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1225°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	162.62°

🪷 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 (24.1225°), declination 10.67°, EoT 0.51 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: 2019-04-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)