पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · April 30, 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 1.19 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
स घोषो धार्तराष्ट्राणां हृदयानि व्यदारयत्।

नभश्च पृथिवीं चैव तुमुलो व्यनुनादयन्।।1.19।।
"1.19 The tumult rent the hearts of the sons of Dhritarashtra, and violently shook heaven and earth with its echo." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya15.73°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra218.15°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala150.41°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha32.05°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati176.06°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra24.89°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
शनि Śani19.62°MeṣaBharaṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:48 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:47 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:48 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:33 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:02 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 59 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 00 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:56 – 03:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:38 – 04:48
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta18:35 – 18:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:47 – 19:22
Amṛta Kāla18:32 – 20:17
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:33 – 08:18
Yamaganda10:03 – 11:48
Gulika Kāla13:33 – 15:18
Varjyam05:23 – 05:45
Dur Muhūrta 08:04 – 08:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
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 · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta04:48 – 06:33 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:33 – 08:18 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:18 – 10:03 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:03 – 11:48 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:48 – 13:33 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:33 – 15:18 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:18 – 17:02 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:02 – 18:47 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:47 – 20:02 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:02 – 21:18 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:18 – 22:33 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:33 – 23:48 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:48 – 01:03 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:03 – 02:18 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:18 – 03:33 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:33 – 04:48 (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 Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873791.27
Julian Day2462256.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2627°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)201.66°
🪷 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 (24.2627°), declination 14.81°, EoT 2.79 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: 2029-04-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)