पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · April 1, 2021 CE

Also observed today

सङ्कष्टी चतुर्थी · Saṅkaṣṭī CaturthīPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 16.2 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga

अहिंसा सत्यमक्रोधस्त्यागः शान्तिरपैशुनम्।दया भूतेष्वलोलुप्त्वं मार्दवं ह्रीरचापलम्।।16.2।।

"16.2 harmlessness, truth, absence of wrath, renunciation, contentment, straightforwardness, compassion towards all, uncovetousness, courtesy, modesty, constancy," — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 16.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda

Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1428

Malayalam Era: 1197

Nanakshahi: 552

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	347.39°	Mīna	Revatī P1
चन्द्र Candra	212.79°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	52.07°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P4
बुध Budha	330.06°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	299.08°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra	348.56°	Mīna	Revatī P1
शनि Śani	287.24°	Makara	Śravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:34 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:16 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:55 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	22:07 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	07:46 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 41 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 18 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:52 – 04:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:30 – 05:34
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:29 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:02 – 14:53
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:04 – 18:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:16 – 18:48
Amṛta Kāla	18:01 – 19:46
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:29 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:30 – 15:05
Yamaganda	05:34 – 07:09
Gulika Kāla	08:44 – 10:20
Varjyam	06:06 – 06:26
Dur Muhūrta	08:32 – 08:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	05:34 – 07:09 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:09 – 08:44 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	08:44 – 10:20 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:20 – 11:55 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	11:55 – 13:30 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:30 – 15:05 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	15:05 – 16:41 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:41 – 18:16 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	18:16 – 19:41 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:41 – 21:05 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	21:05 – 22:30 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:30 – 23:55 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	23:55 – 01:20 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:20 – 02:44 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	02:44 – 04:09 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:09 – 05:34 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°

Longitude: -87.6298°

Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturthī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870840.27
Julian Day	2459305.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1498°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	222.34°

🪷 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 (24.1498°), declination 4.56°, EoT -4.34 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: 2021-04-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)