पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · April 2, 2029 CE

Also observed today

सङ्कष्टी चतुर्थी · Saṅkaṣṭī CaturthīPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.69 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

न च तस्मान्मनुष्येषु कश्िचन्मे प्रियकृत्तमः।भविता न च मे तस्मादन्यः प्रियतरो भुवि।।18.69।।

"18.69 Nor is there among men any who can perform a service dearer to Me than this, or any man on earth more beloved by Me than he." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.69's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1436

Malayalam Era: 1205

Nanakshahi: 560

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	348.33°	Mīna	Revatī P1
चन्द्र Candra	209.91°	Tulā	Viśākhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	157.22°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha	354.49°	Mīna	Revatī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	179.54°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
शुक्र Śukra	350.28°	Mīna	Revatī P2
शनि Śani	16.13°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:32 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:17 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:55 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	21:49 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	07:33 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 44 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 15 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:50 – 04:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:28 – 05:32
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:29 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:02 – 14:53
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:05 – 18:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:17 – 18:49
Amṛta Kāla	18:02 – 19:47
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:29 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:08 – 08:43
Yamaganda	10:19 – 11:55
Gulika Kāla	13:30 – 15:06
Varjyam	06:04 – 06:24
Dur Muhūrta	08:31 – 08:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	05:32 – 07:08 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:08 – 08:43 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:43 – 10:19 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:19 – 11:55 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:55 – 13:30 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:30 – 15:06 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:06 – 16:41 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:41 – 18:17 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	18:17 – 19:41 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:41 – 21:06 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:06 – 22:30 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:30 – 23:55 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:55 – 01:19 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:19 – 02:43 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:43 – 04:08 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:08 – 05:32 (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 Caturthī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1873763.27
Julian Day	2462228.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2616°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	218.96°

🪷 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 (24.2616°), declination 4.97°, EoT -4.03 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: 2029-04-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)