पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · April 25, 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 2.26 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अथ चैनं नित्यजातं नित्यं वा मन्यसे मृतम्।

तथापि त्वं महाबाहो नैवं शोचितुमर्हसि।।2.26।।
"2.26 Even if thou thinkest of It as constantly being born, constantly dying, even then, O Mighty Man, thou still hast no cause to grieve." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.26'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 Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya10.84°MeṣaAśvinī P4
चन्द्र Candra314.34°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala252.18°DhanuMūla P4
बुध Budha356.72°MīnaRevatī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati307.05°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra331.23°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani68.23°MithunaĀrdrā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:55 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:42 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:49 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:29 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:36 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 46 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 13 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:05 – 04:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:46 – 04:55
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta18:30 – 18:54
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:42 – 19:16
Amṛta Kāla18:27 – 20:12
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:38 – 08:22
Yamaganda10:05 – 11:49
Gulika Kāla13:32 – 15:15
Varjyam05:30 – 05:52
Dur Muhūrta 08:08 – 08:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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 · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta04:55 – 06:38 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:38 – 08:22 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:22 – 10:05 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:05 – 11:49 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:49 – 13:32 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:32 – 15:15 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:15 – 16:59 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:59 – 18:42 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:42 – 19:59 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:59 – 21:15 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:15 – 22:32 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:32 – 23:49 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:49 – 01:05 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:05 – 02:22 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:22 – 03:38 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:38 – 04:55 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5135
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1875247.27
Julian Day2463712.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3184°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)306.16°
🪷 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 (24.3184°), declination 13.24°, EoT 1.98 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: 2033-04-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)