पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · April 24, 2028 CE

Also observed today

वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 9.11 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga

अवजानन्ति मां मूढा मानुषीं तनुमाश्रितम्।

परं भावमजानन्तो मम भूतमहेश्वरम्।।9.11।।

"9.11 Fools disregard Me, seeing Me clad in human form. They know not that in My higher nature I am the Lord-God of all." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 9.11'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 Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Aśvinī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)	Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	10.14°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
चन्द्र Candra	1.10°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	2.40°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
बुध Budha	22.93°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	143.74°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra	50.18°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P4
शनि Śani	7.16°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:56 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:41 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:49 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	04:34 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	17:51 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 44 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 15 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:06 – 04:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:48 – 04:56
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:21 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:29 – 18:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:41 – 19:16
Amṛta Kāla	18:26 – 20:11
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:21 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	06:39 – 08:23
Yamaganda	10:06 – 11:49
Gulika Kāla	13:32 – 15:15
Varjyam	05:31 – 05:53
Dur Muhūrta	08:09 – 08:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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):
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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	04:56 – 06:39 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	06:39 – 08:23 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:23 – 10:06 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:06 – 11:49 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:49 – 13:32 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:32 – 15:15 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:15 – 16:58 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:58 – 18:41 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	18:41 – 19:58 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:58 – 21:15 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:15 – 22:32 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:32 – 23:49 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:49 – 01:06 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:06 – 02:23 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:23 – 03:39 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	03:39 – 04:56 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°

Longitude: -87.6298°

Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

-3101-02-18 — Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1873420.27
Julian Day	2461885.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2485°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	350.44°

🪷 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 (24.2485°), declination 12.98°, EoT 1.80 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: 2028-04-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)