पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · April 17, 2031 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 1.35 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
एतान्न हन्तुमिच्छामि घ्नतोऽपि मधुसूदन।

अपि त्रैलोक्यराज्यस्य हेतोः किं नु महीकृते।।1.35।।
"1.35 I would not kill them, even for three worlds; why then for this poor earth? It matters not if I myself am killed." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.35's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2088 Raktākṣī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1953 Virodhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1438
Malayalam Era: 1207
Nanakshahi: 562
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya2.56°MeṣaAśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra304.98°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala204.61°TulāViśākhā P2
बुध Budha343.30°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati244.71°DhanuMūla P2
शुक्र Śukra42.57°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
शनि Śani42.15°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:08 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:33 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:40 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:20 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 24 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 35 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:21 – 04:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:01 – 05:08
Abhijit Muhūrta11:23 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta14:04 – 14:58
Godhūli Muhūrta18:21 – 18:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:33 – 19:06
Amṛta Kāla18:18 – 20:03
Niśīta Muhūrta23:23 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:31 – 15:11
Yamaganda05:08 – 06:49
Gulika Kāla08:29 – 10:10
Varjyam05:41 – 06:03
Dur Muhūrta 08:16 – 08:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:08 – 06:49 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:49 – 08:29 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:29 – 10:10 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:10 – 11:50 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:50 – 13:31 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:31 – 15:11 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:11 – 16:52 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:52 – 18:33 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:33 – 19:52 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:52 – 21:11 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:11 – 22:31 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:31 – 23:50 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:50 – 01:10 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:10 – 02:29 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:29 – 03:49 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:49 – 05:08 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5133
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874508.27
Julian Day2462973.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2901°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)302.30°
🪷 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 (24.2901°), declination 10.35°, EoT 0.26 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: 2031-04-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)