पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · April 25, 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 1.43 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
दोषैरेतैः कुलघ्नानां वर्णसङ्करकारकैः।

उत्साद्यन्ते जातिधर्माः कुलधर्माश्च शाश्वताः।।1.43।।
"1.43 By the destruction of our lineage and the pollution of blood, ancient class traditions and family purity alike perish." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.43's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla 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)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya10.37°MeṣaAśvinī P4
चन्द्र Candra48.26°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala202.37°TulāViśākhā P1
बुध Budha344.88°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati244.57°DhanuMūla P2
शुक्र Śukra51.70°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शनि Śani43.05°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:56 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:41 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:49 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:50 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:50 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 45 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 14 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:06 – 04:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:47 – 04:56
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta18:29 – 18:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:41 – 19:16
Amṛta Kāla18:26 – 20:11
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:05 – 11:49
Yamaganda15:15 – 16:58
Gulika Kāla06:39 – 08:22
Varjyam05:30 – 05:52
Dur Muhūrta 08:08 – 08:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala04:56 – 06:39 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:39 – 08:22 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:22 – 10:05 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:05 – 11:49 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:49 – 13:32 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:32 – 15:15 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:15 – 16:58 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:58 – 18:41 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:41 – 19:58 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:58 – 21:15 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:15 – 22:32 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:32 – 23:49 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:49 – 01:05 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:05 – 02:22 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:22 – 03:39 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:39 – 04:56 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Caturthī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5133
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874516.27
Julian Day2462981.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2904°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)40.74°
🪷 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 (24.2904°), declination 13.07°, EoT 1.98 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: 2031-04-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)