पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · April 21, 2026 CE

Also observed today

वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional
अङ्गारक चतुर्थी · Aṅgāraka Caturthī (Tuesday Caturthī)Pan-Hindu
विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 8.6 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga

यं यं वापि स्मरन्भावं त्यजत्यन्ते कलेवरम्।

तं तमेवैति कौन्तेय सदा तद्भावभावितः।।8.6।।

"8.6 On whatever sphere of being the mind of a man may be intent at the time of death, thither he will go." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 8.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1433

Malayalam Era: 1202

Nanakshahi: 557

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Rohiṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	6.74°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra	56.08°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	344.08°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha	344.13°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	83.24°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra	31.64°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
शनि Śani	343.85°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:01 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:37 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:49 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	07:33 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	22:40 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 35 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 24 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:13 – 04:07
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:53 – 05:01
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:22 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:05 – 15:00
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:25 – 18:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:37 – 19:11
Amṛta Kāla	18:22 – 20:07
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:22 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:13 – 16:55
Yamaganda	08:25 – 10:07
Gulika Kāla	11:49 – 13:31
Varjyam	05:35 – 05:57
Dur Muhūrta	08:12 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:01 – 06:43 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	06:43 – 08:25 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:25 – 10:07 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:07 – 11:49 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:49 – 13:31 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:31 – 15:13 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:13 – 16:55 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:55 – 18:37 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:37 – 19:55 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:55 – 21:13 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:13 – 22:31 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:31 – 23:49 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:49 – 01:07 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:07 – 02:25 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:25 – 03:43 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	03:43 – 05:01 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°

Longitude: -87.6298°

Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Caturthī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872686.27
Julian Day	2461151.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2204°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	46.40°

🪷 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 (24.2204°), declination 11.81°, EoT 1.19 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: 2026-04-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)