पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · April 3, 2033 CE

Also observed today

विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 2.4 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga

अर्जुन उवाच

कथं भीष्ममहं संख्ये द्रोणं च मधुसूदन।

इषुभिः प्रतियोत्स्यामि पूजार्हावरिसूदन।।2.4।।

"2.4 Arjuna argued: My Lord! How can I, when the battle rages, send an arrow through Bheeshma and Drona, who should receive my reverence?" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 2.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2090 Akṣaya

Śaka Saṁvat: 1955 Pramādī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1440

Malayalam Era: 1209

Nanakshahi: 564

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	349.29°	Mīna	Revatī P1
चन्द्र Candra	34.75°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	243.81°	Dhanu	Mūla P2
बुध Budha	322.08°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	303.03°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra	328.72°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani	66.60°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:30 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:18 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:54 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	07:37 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	22:16 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 47 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 12 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:48 – 04:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:26 – 05:30
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:29 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:02 – 14:53
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:06 – 18:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:18 – 18:50
Amṛta Kāla	18:03 – 19:48
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:29 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:42 – 18:18
Yamaganda	11:54 – 13:30
Gulika Kāla	15:06 – 16:42
Varjyam	06:02 – 06:23
Dur Muhūrta	08:30 – 08:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

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 Udveg	05:30 – 07:06 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:06 – 08:42 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:42 – 10:18 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:18 – 11:54 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:54 – 13:30 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:30 – 15:06 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:06 – 16:42 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:42 – 18:18 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:18 – 19:42 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:42 – 21:06 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:06 – 22:30 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:30 – 23:54 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:54 – 01:18 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:18 – 02:42 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:42 – 04:06 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:06 – 05:30 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°

Longitude: -87.6298°

Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Caturthī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5134
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1875225.27
Julian Day	2463690.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.3175°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	43.59°

🪷 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 (24.3175°), declination 5.37°, EoT -3.71 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: 2033-04-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)