पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · April 15, 2030 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 9.31 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
क्षिप्रं भवति धर्मात्मा शश्वच्छान्तिं निगच्छति।

कौन्तेय प्रतिजानीहि न मे भक्तः प्रणश्यति।।9.31।।
"9.31 He shall attain spirituality ere long, and Eternal Peace shall be his. O Arjuna! Believe me, My devotee is never lost." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.31's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2087 Rudhirodgāri
Śaka Saṁvat: 1952 Sādhāraṇa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1437
Malayalam Era: 1206
Nanakshahi: 561
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya0.85°MeṣaAśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra138.54°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala10.40°MeṣaAśvinī P4
बुध Budha13.13°MeṣaAśvinī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati211.85°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
शुक्र Śukra315.88°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
शनि Śani29.68°MeṣaKṛttikā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:11 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:31 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:51 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:34 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:29 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 19 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 40 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:24 – 04:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:04 – 05:11
Abhijit Muhūrta11:24 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta14:04 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta18:19 – 18:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:31 – 19:04
Amṛta Kāla18:16 – 20:01
Niśīta Muhūrta23:24 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:51 – 08:31
Yamaganda10:11 – 11:51
Gulika Kāla13:31 – 15:11
Varjyam05:44 – 06:05
Dur Muhūrta 08:17 – 08:44

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:11 – 06:51 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:51 – 08:31 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:31 – 10:11 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:11 – 11:51 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:51 – 13:31 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:31 – 15:11 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:11 – 16:51 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:51 – 18:31 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:31 – 19:51 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:51 – 21:11 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:11 – 22:31 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:31 – 23:51 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:51 – 01:11 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:11 – 02:31 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:31 – 03:51 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:51 – 05:11 (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)1874141.27
Julian Day2462606.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2761°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)138.79°
🪷 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 (24.2761°), declination 9.72°, EoT -0.24 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: 2030-04-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)