पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · April 17, 2029 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 1.6 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
युधामन्युश्च विक्रान्त उत्तमौजाश्च वीर्यवान्।

सौभद्रो द्रौपदेयाश्च सर्व एव महारथाः।।1.6।।
"1.6 Yudhamanyu, Uttamouja, Soubhadra and the sons of Droupadi, famous men." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1436
Malayalam Era: 1205
Nanakshahi: 560
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya3.06°MeṣaAśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra37.51°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala152.46°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha21.77°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati177.64°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra8.85°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शनि Śani17.97°MeṣaBharaṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:07 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:33 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:46 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:30 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 25 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 34 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:20 – 04:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:00 – 05:07
Abhijit Muhūrta11:23 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta14:05 – 14:58
Godhūli Muhūrta18:21 – 18:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:33 – 19:07
Amṛta Kāla18:18 – 20:03
Niśīta Muhūrta23:23 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:12 – 16:52
Yamaganda08:29 – 10:10
Gulika Kāla11:50 – 13:31
Varjyam05:41 – 06:02
Dur Muhūrta 08:15 – 08:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:07 – 06:48 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:48 – 08:29 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:29 – 10:10 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:10 – 11:50 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:50 – 13:31 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:31 – 15:12 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:12 – 16:52 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:52 – 18:33 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:33 – 19:52 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:52 – 21:12 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:12 – 22:31 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:31 – 23:50 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:50 – 01:10 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:10 – 02:29 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:29 – 03:48 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:48 – 05:07 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Caturthī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873778.27
Julian Day2462243.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2622°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)37.33°
🪷 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 (24.2622°), declination 10.52°, EoT 0.26 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: 2029-04-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)