पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · April 20, 2033 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 2.21 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
वेदाविनाशिनं नित्यं य एनमजमव्ययम्।

कथं स पुरुषः पार्थ कं घातयति हन्ति कम्।।2.21।।
"2.21 He who knows the Spirit as Indestructible, Immortal, Unborn, Always-the-Same, how should he kill or cause to be killed?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2090 Akṣaya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1955 Pramādī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1440
Malayalam Era: 1209
Nanakshahi: 564
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya5.97°MeṣaAśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra245.73°DhanuMūla P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala250.52°DhanuMūla P4
बुध Budha347.67°MīnaRevatī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati306.21°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra329.19°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani67.80°MithunaĀrdrā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:03 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:37 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:16 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:21 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 33 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 26 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:14 – 04:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:55 – 05:03
Abhijit Muhūrta11:22 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta14:05 – 14:59
Godhūli Muhūrta18:25 – 18:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:37 – 19:10
Amṛta Kāla18:22 – 20:07
Niśīta Muhūrta23:22 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:50 – 13:31
Yamaganda06:44 – 08:26
Gulika Kāla10:08 – 11:50
Varjyam05:37 – 05:58
Dur Muhūrta 08:13 – 08:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:03 – 06:44 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:44 – 08:26 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:26 – 10:08 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:08 – 11:50 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:50 – 13:31 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:31 – 15:13 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:13 – 16:55 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:55 – 18:37 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:37 – 19:55 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:55 – 21:13 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:13 – 22:31 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:31 – 23:50 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:50 – 01:08 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:08 – 02:26 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:26 – 03:44 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:44 – 05:03 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5135
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1875242.27
Julian Day2463707.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3182°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)242.80°
🪷 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 (24.3182°), declination 11.57°, EoT 0.97 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: 2033-04-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)