पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · April 9, 2029 CE

🪷 आज: पापमोचनी एकादशी — Pāpamocanī Ekādaśī
Removes mahā-pātakas (great sins).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.76 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
राजन्संस्मृत्य संस्मृत्य संवादमिममद्भुतम्।केशवार्जुनयोः पुण्यं हृष्यामि च मुहुर्मुहुः।।18.76।।
"18.76 O King! The more I think of that marvellous and holy discourse, the more I lose myself in joy." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.76'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 Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya355.22°MīnaRevatī P3
चन्द्र Candra301.95°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala154.75°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha8.50°MeṣaAśvinī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati178.66°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra358.96°MīnaRevatī P4
शनि Śani16.97°MeṣaBharaṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:20 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:25 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:52 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:03 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:36 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 04 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 55 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:36 – 04:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:15 – 05:20
Abhijit Muhūrta11:26 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta14:03 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta18:13 – 18:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:25 – 18:57
Amṛta Kāla18:10 – 19:55
Niśīta Muhūrta23:26 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:58 – 08:36
Yamaganda10:14 – 11:52
Gulika Kāla13:30 – 15:08
Varjyam05:53 – 06:14
Dur Muhūrta 08:23 – 08:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:20 – 06:58 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:58 – 08:36 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:36 – 10:14 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:14 – 11:52 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:52 – 13:30 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:30 – 15:08 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:08 – 16:47 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:47 – 18:25 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:25 – 19:47 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:47 – 21:08 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:08 – 22:30 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:30 – 23:52 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:52 – 01:14 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:14 – 02:36 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:36 – 03:58 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:58 – 05:20 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873770.27
Julian Day2462235.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2619°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)304.48°
🪷 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 (24.2619°), declination 7.62°, EoT -1.90 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: 2029-04-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)