पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · April 25, 2020 CE

Also observed today

वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 5.28 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga

यतेन्द्रियमनोबुद्धिर्मुनिर्मोक्षपरायणः।

विगतेच्छाभयक्रोधो यः सदा मुक्त एव सः।।5.28।।

"5.28 Governing sense, mind and intellect, intent on liberation, free from desire, fear and anger, the sage is forever free." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 5.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1427

Malayalam Era: 1196

Nanakshahi: 551

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	11.17°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
चन्द्र Candra	32.68°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	293.13°	Makara	Śravaṇa P4
बुध Budha	359.89°	Mīna	Revatī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	272.51°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra	51.82°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P4
शनि Śani	277.58°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:55 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:42 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:49 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	05:57 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	20:32 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 47 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 12 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:05 – 04:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:46 – 04:55
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:21 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:30 – 18:54
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:42 – 19:17
Amṛta Kāla	18:27 – 20:12
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:21 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:22 – 10:05
Yamaganda	13:32 – 15:15
Gulika Kāla	04:55 – 06:38
Varjyam	05:29 – 05:51
Dur Muhūrta	08:08 – 08:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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):
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 Kāla	04:55 – 06:38 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	06:38 – 08:22 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:22 – 10:05 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:05 – 11:49 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:49 – 13:32 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:32 – 15:15 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:15 – 16:59 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:59 – 18:42 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:42 – 19:59 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:59 – 21:15 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:15 – 22:32 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:32 – 23:49 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:49 – 01:05 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:05 – 02:22 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:22 – 03:38 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	03:38 – 04:55 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°

Longitude: -87.6298°

Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Dvitīyā + 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	5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870499.27
Julian Day	2458964.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1368°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	23.32°

🪷 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 (24.1368°), declination 13.29°, EoT 1.98 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: 2020-04-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)