पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · April 18, 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 1.7 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अस्माकं तु विशिष्टा ये तान्निबोध द्विजोत्तम।

नायका मम सैन्यस्य संज्ञार्थं तान्ब्रवीमि ते।।1.7।।
"1.7 Further, take note of all those captains who have ranged themselves on our side, O best of Spiritual Guides! The leaders of my army. I will name them for you." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.7'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 Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya4.04°MeṣaAśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra49.68°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala152.23°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha23.10°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati177.52°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra10.09°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शनि Śani18.09°MeṣaBharaṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:06 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:34 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:22 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:23 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 28 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 31 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:18 – 04:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:58 – 05:06
Abhijit Muhūrta11:23 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta14:05 – 14:59
Godhūli Muhūrta18:22 – 18:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:34 – 19:08
Amṛta Kāla18:19 – 20:04
Niśīta Muhūrta23:23 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:50 – 13:31
Yamaganda06:47 – 08:28
Gulika Kāla10:09 – 11:50
Varjyam05:39 – 06:01
Dur Muhūrta 08:14 – 08:41

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
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 Labha05:06 – 06:47 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:47 – 08:28 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:28 – 10:09 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:09 – 11:50 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:50 – 13:31 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:31 – 15:12 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:12 – 16:53 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:53 – 18:34 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:34 – 19:53 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:53 – 21:12 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:12 – 22:31 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:31 – 23:50 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:50 – 01:09 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:09 – 02:28 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:28 – 03:47 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:47 – 05:06 (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-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873779.27
Julian Day2462244.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2622°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)48.93°
🪷 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 10.87°, EoT 0.51 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: 2029-04-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)