पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · April 21, 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 1.10 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अपर्याप्तं तदस्माकं बलं भीष्माभिरक्षितम्।

पर्याप्तं त्विदमेतेषां बलं भीमाभिरक्षितम्।।1.10।।
"1.10 Yet our army seems the weaker, though commanded by Bheeshma; their army seems the stronger, though commanded by Bheema." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.10'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 Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya6.97°MeṣaAśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra87.47°MithunaPunarvasu P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala151.60°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha26.59°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati177.14°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra13.79°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शनि Śani18.47°MeṣaBharaṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:01 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:38 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:49 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:44 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:38 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 36 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 23 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:12 – 04:07
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:53 – 05:01
Abhijit Muhūrta11:22 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta14:05 – 15:00
Godhūli Muhūrta18:26 – 18:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:38 – 19:12
Amṛta Kāla18:23 – 20:08
Niśīta Muhūrta23:22 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:25 – 10:07
Yamaganda13:31 – 15:13
Gulika Kāla05:01 – 06:43
Varjyam05:35 – 05:57
Dur Muhūrta 08:12 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
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 · 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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:01 – 06:43 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:43 – 08:25 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:25 – 10:07 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:07 – 11:49 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:49 – 13:31 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:31 – 15:13 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:13 – 16:56 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:56 – 18:38 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:38 – 19:56 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:56 – 21:13 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:13 – 22:31 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:31 – 23:49 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:49 – 01:07 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:07 – 02:25 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:25 – 03:43 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:43 – 05:01 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873782.27
Julian Day2462247.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2623°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)84.23°
🪷 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 (24.2623°), declination 11.90°, EoT 1.19 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: 2029-04-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)