पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · April 20, 2023 CE

Also observed today

वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.26 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

सद्भावे साधुभावे च सदित्येतत्प्रयुज्यते।प्रशस्ते कर्मणि तथा सच्छब्दः पार्थ युज्यते।।17.26।।

"17.26 Sat' means Reality or the highest Good, and also, O Arjuna, it is used to mean an action of exceptional merit." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala

Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana

Bengali Saṁvat: 1430

Malayalam Era: 1199

Nanakshahi: 554

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Aśvinī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)	Nāga
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	5.54°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra	3.84°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	78.57°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P4
बुध Budha	21.25°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	359.56°	Mīna	Revatī P4
शुक्र Śukra	45.77°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2
शनि Śani	310.44°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:03 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:36 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:50 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	05:00 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	18:25 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 32 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 27 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:15 – 04:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:56 – 05:03
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:22 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:05 – 14:59
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:24 – 18:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:36 – 19:10
Amṛta Kāla	18:21 – 20:06
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:22 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:31 – 15:13
Yamaganda	05:03 – 06:45
Gulika Kāla	08:26 – 10:08
Varjyam	05:37 – 05:59
Dur Muhūrta	08:13 – 08:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)

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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	05:03 – 06:45 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	06:45 – 08:26 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	08:26 – 10:08 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:08 – 11:50 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	11:50 – 13:31 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:31 – 15:13 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	15:13 – 16:54 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:54 – 18:36 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	18:36 – 19:54 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:54 – 21:13 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	21:13 – 22:31 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:31 – 23:50 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	23:50 – 01:08 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:08 – 02:26 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	02:26 – 03:45 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	03:45 – 05:03 (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 Amāvasyā + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

-3101-02-18 — Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871589.27
Julian Day	2460054.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1785°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	359.99°

🪷 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 (24.1785°), declination 11.37°, EoT 0.97 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: 2023-04-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)