पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · April 22, 2028 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 9.9 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
न च मां तानि कर्माणि निबध्नन्ति धनञ्जय।

उदासीनवदासीनमसक्तं तेषु कर्मसु।।9.9।।
"9.9 But these acts of mine do not bind Me. I remain outside and unattached." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya8.19°MeṣaAśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra336.54°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala0.89°MeṣaAśvinī P1
बुध Budha18.94°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati143.86°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra49.05°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शनि Śani6.90°MeṣaAśvinī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:59 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:39 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:49 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:38 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:47 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 39 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 20 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:10 – 04:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:51 – 04:59
Abhijit Muhūrta11:22 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 15:00
Godhūli Muhūrta18:27 – 18:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:39 – 19:13
Amṛta Kāla18:24 – 20:09
Niśīta Muhūrta23:22 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:24 – 10:07
Yamaganda13:32 – 15:14
Gulika Kāla04:59 – 06:42
Varjyam05:33 – 05:55
Dur Muhūrta 08:11 – 08:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla04:59 – 06:42 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:42 – 08:24 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:24 – 10:07 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:07 – 11:49 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:49 – 13:32 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:32 – 15:14 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:14 – 16:57 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:57 – 18:39 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:39 – 19:57 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:57 – 21:14 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:14 – 22:32 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:32 – 23:49 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:49 – 01:07 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:07 – 02:24 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:24 – 03:42 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:42 – 04:59 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873418.27
Julian Day2461883.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2484°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)327.21°
🪷 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 (24.2484°), declination 12.32°, EoT 1.40 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: 2028-04-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)