पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · May 8, 2028 CE

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मेष सङ्क्रान्ति · Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)Pan-Hindu
वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional
कूर्म जयन्ती · Kūrma JayantīVaishnava
चण्डिका जयन्ती · Chaṇḍikā JayantīShakta
चित्रा पौर्णमी · Citrā PaurṇamīRegional
वैशाख पूर्णिमा व्रत · Vaiśākha Pūrṇimā VratPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 9.25 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga

यान्ति देवव्रता देवान् पितृ़न्यान्ति पितृव्रताः।

भूतानि यान्ति भूतेज्या यान्ति मद्याजिनोऽपि माम्।।9.25।।

"9.25 The votaries of the lesser Powers go to them; the devotees of spirits go to them; they who worship the Powers of Darkness, to such Powers shall they go; and so, too, those who worship Me shall come to Me." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 9.25'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 Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Svātī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	23.73°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra	193.42°	Tulā	Svātī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	12.90°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
बुध Budha	44.66°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	143.20°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra	54.97°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P1
शनि Śani	8.92°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:38 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:56 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:47 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:54 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:17 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	14 Hours 18 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	9 Hours 41 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	02:43 – 03:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:26 – 04:38
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:18 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:10 – 15:07
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:44 – 19:08
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:56 – 19:32
Amṛta Kāla	18:41 – 20:26
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:18 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	06:25 – 08:12
Yamaganda	10:00 – 11:47
Gulika Kāla	13:34 – 15:22
Varjyam	05:13 – 05:36
Dur Muhūrta	07:58 – 08:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	04:38 – 06:25 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	06:25 – 08:12 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:12 – 10:00 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:00 – 11:47 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:47 – 13:34 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:34 – 15:22 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:22 – 17:09 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	17:09 – 18:56 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	18:56 – 20:09 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	20:09 – 21:22 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:22 – 22:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:34 – 23:47 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:47 – 01:00 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:00 – 02:12 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:12 – 03:25 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	03:25 – 04:38 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°

Longitude: -87.6298°

Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Buddha Pūrṇimā Walk (बुद्ध पूर्णिमा यात्रा)

7 steps · festival walk
Today is Buddha Pūrṇimā — its dedicated walk.

Bhāgavata 1.3.24 (Buddha as 21st avatāra) + BG 12.13 (compassion) + Dhammapada parallels.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Svātī alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1873434.27
Julian Day	2461899.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2490°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	171.42°

🪷 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 (24.2490°), declination 17.19°, EoT 3.58 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: 2028-05-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)