पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · April 26, 2027 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.63 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
इति ते ज्ञानमाख्यातं गुह्याद्गुह्यतरं मया।विमृश्यैतदशेषेण यथेच्छसि तथा कुरु।।18.63।।
"18.63 Thus have I revealed to thee the Truth, the Mystery of mysteries. Having thought it over, thou art free to act as thou wilt." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.63's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2084 Raudra
Śaka Saṁvat: 1949 Plavaṅga
Bengali Saṁvat: 1434
Malayalam Era: 1203
Nanakshahi: 558
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya11.37°MeṣaAśvinī P4
चन्द्र Candra250.91°DhanuMūla P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala119.58°KarkaAśleṣā P4
बुध Budha7.56°MeṣaAśvinī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati112.80°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra342.55°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani355.78°MīnaRevatī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:54 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:42 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:48 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:14 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:19 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 48 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 12 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:04 – 03:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:45 – 04:54
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta18:30 – 18:54
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:42 – 19:17
Amṛta Kāla18:27 – 20:12
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:38 – 08:21
Yamaganda10:05 – 11:48
Gulika Kāla13:32 – 15:15
Varjyam05:29 – 05:51
Dur Muhūrta 08:08 – 08:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
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):
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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta04:54 – 06:38 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:38 – 08:21 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:21 – 10:05 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:05 – 11:48 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:48 – 13:32 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:32 – 15:15 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:15 – 16:59 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:59 – 18:42 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:42 – 19:59 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:59 – 21:15 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:15 – 22:32 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:32 – 23:48 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:48 – 01:05 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:05 – 02:21 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:21 – 03:38 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:38 – 04:54 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873056.27
Julian Day2461521.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2346°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)241.30°
🪷 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 (24.2346°), declination 13.39°, EoT 2.16 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: 2027-04-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)