पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · May 4, 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 10.16 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
वक्तुमर्हस्यशेषेण दिव्या ह्यात्मविभूतयः।

याभिर्विभूतिभिर्लोकानिमांस्त्वं व्याप्य तिष्ठसि।।10.16।।
"10.16 Please tell me all about Thy glorious manifestations, by means of which Thou pervadest the world." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.16'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 Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya19.36°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra35.11°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala24.32°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
बुध Budha3.10°MeṣaAśvinī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati209.76°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra337.33°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani32.03°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:43 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:51 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:47 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:30 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:10 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 08 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 51 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:50 – 03:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:32 – 04:43
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta14:09 – 15:05
Godhūli Muhūrta18:39 – 19:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:51 – 19:27
Amṛta Kāla18:36 – 20:21
Niśīta Muhūrta23:19 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:15 – 10:01
Yamaganda13:33 – 15:19
Gulika Kāla04:43 – 06:29
Varjyam05:18 – 05:41
Dur Muhūrta 08:01 – 08:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla04:43 – 06:29 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:29 – 08:15 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:15 – 10:01 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:01 – 11:47 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:47 – 13:33 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:33 – 15:19 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:19 – 17:05 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:05 – 18:51 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:51 – 20:05 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:05 – 21:19 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:19 – 22:33 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:33 – 23:47 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:47 – 01:01 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:01 – 02:15 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:15 – 03:29 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:29 – 04:43 (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 Dvitīyā + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5132
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874160.27
Julian Day2462625.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2768°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)18.06°
🪷 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 (24.2768°), declination 15.93°, EoT 3.26 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: 2030-05-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)