पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · April 27, 2029 CE

Also observed today

मेष सङ्क्रान्ति · Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)Pan-Hindu
वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional
छिन्नमस्ता जयन्ती · Chhinnamastā JayantīShakta

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 1.16 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga

अनन्तविजयं राजा कुन्तीपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः।

नकुलः सहदेवश्च सुघोषमणिपुष्पकौ।।1.16।।

"1.16 The King Dharmaraja, the son of Kunti, blew the Anantavijaya, Nakalu and Sahadeo, the Sugosh and Manipushpaka, respectively." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 1.16'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 Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	12.81°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
चन्द्र Candra	172.84°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	150.69°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha	31.09°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	176.41°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
शुक्र Śukra	21.20°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
शनि Śani	19.24°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:52 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:44 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:48 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	16:49 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:07 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 51 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 08 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:01 – 03:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:43 – 04:52
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:20 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:07 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:32 – 18:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:44 – 19:19
Amṛta Kāla	18:29 – 20:14
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:20 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:04 – 11:48
Yamaganda	15:16 – 17:00
Gulika Kāla	06:36 – 08:20
Varjyam	05:27 – 05:49
Dur Muhūrta	08:06 – 08:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	04:52 – 06:36 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	06:36 – 08:20 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:20 – 10:04 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:04 – 11:48 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:48 – 13:32 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:32 – 15:16 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:16 – 17:00 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	17:00 – 18:44 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:44 – 20:00 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	20:00 – 21:16 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:16 – 22:32 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:32 – 23:48 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:48 – 01:04 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:04 – 02:20 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:20 – 03:36 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	03:36 – 04:52 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°

Longitude: -87.6298°

Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Narasiṁha Jayantī Walk (नरसिंह जयन्ती यात्रा)

9 steps · festival walk
Today is Narasiṁha Jayantī — its dedicated walk.

Bhāgavata 7.8 (Prahlāda-Narasiṁha) + protective verses.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1873788.27
Julian Day	2462253.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2626°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	161.32°

🪷 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 (24.2626°), declination 13.87°, EoT 2.33 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: 2029-04-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)