पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · April 26, 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 10.8 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga🪷 Ahaṁ Sarvasya Prabhavo · the source of all
अहं सर्वस्य प्रभवो मत्तः सर्वं प्रवर्तते।

इति मत्वा भजन्ते मां बुधा भावसमन्विताः।।10.8।।
"10.8 I am the source of all; from Me everything flows. Therefore the wise worship Me with unchanging devotion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya11.59°MeṣaAśvinī P4
चन्द्र Candra297.02°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala18.50°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
बुध Budha7.06°MeṣaAśvinī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati210.71°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
शुक्र Śukra328.21°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani31.02°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:54 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:43 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:48 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:40 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:00 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 48 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 11 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:04 – 03:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:45 – 04:54
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta18:31 – 18:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:43 – 19:17
Amṛta Kāla18:28 – 20:13
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:05 – 11:48
Yamaganda15:16 – 16:59
Gulika Kāla06:38 – 08:21
Varjyam05:29 – 05:51
Dur Muhūrta 08:07 – 08:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala04:54 – 06:38 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:38 – 08:21 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:21 – 10:05 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:05 – 11:48 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:48 – 13:32 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:32 – 15:16 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:16 – 16:59 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:59 – 18:43 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:43 – 19:59 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:59 – 21:16 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:16 – 22:32 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:32 – 23:48 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:48 – 01:05 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:05 – 02:21 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:21 – 03:38 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:38 – 04:54 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5132
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874152.27
Julian Day2462617.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2765°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)282.75°
🪷 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 (24.2765°), declination 13.48°, EoT 2.16 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: 2030-04-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)