पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · April 26, 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 1.44 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
उत्सन्नकुलधर्माणां मनुष्याणां जनार्दन।

नरकेऽनियतं वासो भवतीत्यनुशुश्रुम।।1.44।।
"1.44 The wise say, my Lord, that they are forever lost, whose ancient traditions are lost." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.44'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 Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya11.34°MeṣaAśvinī P4
चन्द्र Candra60.22°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala202.05°TulāViśākhā P1
बुध Budha345.41°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati244.53°DhanuMūla P2
शुक्र Śukra52.83°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शनि Śani43.17°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:54 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:42 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:48 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:29 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:39 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 48 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 11 Mins 55 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 Muhūrta18:30 – 18:54
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:42 – 19:17
Amṛta Kāla18:27 – 20:12
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:21 – 10:05
Yamaganda13:32 – 15:15
Gulika Kāla04:54 – 06:38
Varjyam05:29 – 05:51
Dur Muhūrta 08:08 – 08:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla04:54 – 06:38 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:38 – 08:21 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:21 – 10:05 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:05 – 11:48 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:48 – 13:32 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:32 – 15:15 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:15 – 16:59 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:59 – 18:42 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:42 – 19:59 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:59 – 21:15 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:15 – 22:32 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:32 – 23:48 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:48 – 01:05 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:05 – 02:21 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:21 – 03:38 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:38 – 04:54 (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 Time

Kali Year5133
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874517.27
Julian Day2462982.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2905°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)51.84°
🪷 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 (24.2905°), declination 13.40°, 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: 2031-04-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)