पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · April 26, 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 9.13 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
महात्मानस्तु मां पार्थ दैवीं प्रकृतिमाश्रिताः।

भजन्त्यनन्यमनसो ज्ञात्वा भूतादिमव्ययम्।।9.13।।
"9.13 But the Great Souls, O Arjuna! Filled with My Divine Spirit, they worship Me, they fix their minds on Me and on Me alone, for they know that I am the imperishable Source of being." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla 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)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya12.09°MeṣaAśvinī P4
चन्द्र Candra26.41°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala3.91°MeṣaAśvinī P2
बुध Budha26.76°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati143.63°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra51.21°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शनि Śani7.41°MeṣaAśvinī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:53 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:43 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:48 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:35 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:56 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 49 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 10 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:03 – 03:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:44 – 04:53
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta18:31 – 18:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:43 – 19:18
Amṛta Kāla18:28 – 20:13
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:48 – 13:32
Yamaganda06:37 – 08:21
Gulika Kāla10:05 – 11:48
Varjyam05:28 – 05:50
Dur Muhūrta 08:07 – 08:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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):
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 Labha04:53 – 06:37 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:37 – 08:21 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:21 – 10:05 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:05 – 11:48 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:48 – 13:32 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:32 – 15:16 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:16 – 17:00 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:00 – 18:43 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:43 – 20:00 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:00 – 21:16 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:16 – 22:32 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:32 – 23:48 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:48 – 01:05 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:05 – 02:21 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:21 – 03:37 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:37 – 04:53 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873422.27
Julian Day2461887.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2486°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)14.50°
🪷 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 (24.2486°), declination 13.63°, 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: 2028-04-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)