पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · April 6, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: राम नवमी — Rāma Navamī
Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā. Sūryavaṃśa's most exalted moment.
Historical anchor: Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (Ayodhyā) — -1626101-04-03 →

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.14 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अधिष्ठानं तथा कर्ता करणं च पृथग्विधम्।विविधाश्च पृथक्चेष्टा दैवं चैवात्र पञ्चमम्।।18.14।।
"18.14 They are a body, a personality, physical organs, their manifold activity and destiny." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya352.29°MīnaRevatī P2
चन्द्र Candra93.80°KarkaPuṣya P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala90.72°KarkaPunarvasu P4
बुध Budha332.47°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati52.52°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra331.07°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani330.98°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:25 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:21 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:53 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:17 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:01 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 55 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 04 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:42 – 04:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:21 – 05:25
Abhijit Muhūrta11:27 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta14:03 – 14:54
Godhūli Muhūrta18:09 – 18:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:21 – 18:54
Amṛta Kāla18:06 – 19:51
Niśīta Muhūrta23:27 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:44 – 18:21
Yamaganda11:53 – 13:30
Gulika Kāla15:07 – 16:44
Varjyam05:58 – 06:18
Dur Muhūrta 08:26 – 08:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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 · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:25 – 07:02 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:02 – 08:39 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:39 – 10:16 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:16 – 11:53 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:53 – 13:30 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:30 – 15:07 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:07 – 16:44 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:44 – 18:21 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:21 – 19:44 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:44 – 21:07 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:07 – 22:30 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:30 – 23:53 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:53 – 01:16 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:16 – 02:39 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:39 – 04:02 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:02 – 05:25 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°
Longitude: -87.6298°
Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

9 steps · festival walk
Today is Rāma Navamī — its dedicated walk.
Vālmīki Bāla-Kāṇḍa selections + BG 4.7-8 (avatāra principle).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī + Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872306.27
Julian Day2460771.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2059°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)98.44°
🪷 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 (24.2059°), declination 6.49°, EoT -2.79 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: 2025-04-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)