पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · April 21, 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 2.22 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
वासांसि जीर्णानि यथा विहाय

नवानि गृह्णाति नरोऽपराणि।

तथा शरीराणि विहाय जीर्णा-

न्यन्यानि संयाति नवानि देही।।2.22।।
"2.22 As a man discards his threadbare robes and puts on new, so the Spirit throws off Its worn-out bodies and takes fresh ones." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.22'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 Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya6.94°MeṣaAśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra258.86°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala250.87°DhanuMūla P4
बुध Budha349.42°MīnaRevatī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati306.38°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra329.54°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani67.88°MithunaĀrdrā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:01 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:38 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:49 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:02 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:12 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 36 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 23 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:12 – 04:07
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:53 – 05:01
Abhijit Muhūrta11:22 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta14:05 – 15:00
Godhūli Muhūrta18:26 – 18:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:38 – 19:12
Amṛta Kāla18:23 – 20:08
Niśīta Muhūrta23:22 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:31 – 15:13
Yamaganda05:01 – 06:43
Gulika Kāla08:25 – 10:07
Varjyam05:35 – 05:57
Dur Muhūrta 08:12 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:01 – 06:43 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:43 – 08:25 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:25 – 10:07 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:07 – 11:49 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:49 – 13:31 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:31 – 15:13 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:13 – 16:56 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:56 – 18:38 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:38 – 19:56 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:56 – 21:13 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:13 – 22:31 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:31 – 23:49 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:49 – 01:07 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:07 – 02:25 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:25 – 03:43 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:43 – 05:01 (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 Year5135
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1875243.27
Julian Day2463708.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3182°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)255.00°
🪷 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 11.91°, EoT 1.19 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: 2033-04-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)