पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · April 23, 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 2.24 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अच्छेद्योऽयमदाह्योऽयमक्लेद्योऽशोष्य एव च।

नित्यः सर्वगतः स्थाणुरचलोऽयं सनातनः।।2.24।।
"2.24 It is impenetrable; It can be neither drowned nor scorched nor dried. It is Eternal, All-pervading, Unchanging, Immovable and Most Ancient." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.24'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 Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya8.89°MeṣaAśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra285.94°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala251.54°DhanuMūla P4
बुध Budha353.01°MīnaRevatī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati306.72°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra330.33°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani68.05°MithunaĀrdrā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:58 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:40 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:49 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:20 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:14 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 41 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 18 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:08 – 04:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:50 – 04:58
Abhijit Muhūrta11:22 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta18:28 – 18:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:40 – 19:14
Amṛta Kāla18:25 – 20:10
Niśīta Muhūrta23:22 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:23 – 10:06
Yamaganda13:32 – 15:14
Gulika Kāla04:58 – 06:41
Varjyam05:32 – 05:54
Dur Muhūrta 08:10 – 08:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla04:58 – 06:41 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:41 – 08:23 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:23 – 10:06 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:06 – 11:49 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:49 – 13:32 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:32 – 15:14 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:14 – 16:57 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:57 – 18:40 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:40 – 19:57 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:57 – 21:14 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:14 – 22:32 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:32 – 23:49 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:49 – 01:06 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:06 – 02:23 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:23 – 03:41 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:41 – 04:58 (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 Year5135
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1875245.27
Julian Day2463710.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3183°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)280.06°
🪷 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 (24.3183°), declination 12.58°, EoT 1.60 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: 2033-04-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)