पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · April 9, 2027 CE

🪷 आज: मत्स्य जयन्ती — Matsya Jayantī
Matsya saved Vaivasvata Manu and the Vedas during the cosmic deluge.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.46 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यतः प्रवृत्तिर्भूतानां येन सर्वमिदं ततम्।स्वकर्मणा तमभ्यर्च्य सिद्धिं विन्दति मानवः।।18.46।।
"18.46 Man reaches perfection by dedicating his actions to God, Who is the source of all being, and fills everything." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.46's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2084 Raudra
Śaka Saṁvat: 1949 Plavaṅga
Bengali Saṁvat: 1434
Malayalam Era: 1203
Nanakshahi: 558
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya354.74°MīnaRevatī P3
चन्द्र Candra20.45°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala116.64°KarkaAśleṣā P3
बुध Budha335.42°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati112.57°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra321.96°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani353.66°MīnaRevatī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:21 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:24 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:52 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:31 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:39 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 02 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 57 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:37 – 04:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:16 – 05:21
Abhijit Muhūrta11:26 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta14:03 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta18:12 – 18:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:24 – 18:56
Amṛta Kāla18:09 – 19:54
Niśīta Muhūrta23:26 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:15 – 11:52
Yamaganda15:08 – 16:46
Gulika Kāla06:59 – 08:37
Varjyam05:54 – 06:15
Dur Muhūrta 08:24 – 08:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:21 – 06:59 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:59 – 08:37 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:37 – 10:15 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:15 – 11:52 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:52 – 13:30 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:30 – 15:08 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:08 – 16:46 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:46 – 18:24 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:24 – 19:46 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:46 – 21:08 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:08 – 22:30 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:30 – 23:52 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:52 – 01:15 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:15 – 02:37 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:37 – 03:59 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:59 – 05:21 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873039.27
Julian Day2461504.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2339°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)25.00°
🪷 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 (24.2339°), declination 7.43°, EoT -1.90 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: 2027-04-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)