पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · April 15, 2034 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 11.14 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
ततः स विस्मयाविष्टो हृष्टरोमा धनञ्जयः।

प्रणम्य शिरसा देवं कृताञ्जलिरभाषत।।11.14।।
"11.14 Thereupon Arjuna, dumb with awe, his hair on end, his head bowed, his hands clasped in salutation, addressed the Lord thus:" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2091 Prabhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1956 Ānanda
Bengali Saṁvat: 1441
Malayalam Era: 1210
Nanakshahi: 565
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya0.83°MeṣaAśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra309.02°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala39.59°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
बुध Budha352.85°MīnaRevatī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati333.68°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra24.71°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
शनि Śani80.52°MithunaPunarvasu P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:11 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:31 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:51 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:58 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:49 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 19 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 40 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:24 – 04:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:04 – 05:11
Abhijit Muhūrta11:24 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta14:04 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta18:19 – 18:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:31 – 19:04
Amṛta Kāla18:16 – 20:01
Niśīta Muhūrta23:24 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:31 – 10:11
Yamaganda13:31 – 15:11
Gulika Kāla05:11 – 06:51
Varjyam05:44 – 06:05
Dur Muhūrta 08:17 – 08:44

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
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 Kāla05:11 – 06:51 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:51 – 08:31 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:31 – 10:11 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:11 – 11:51 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:51 – 13:31 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:31 – 15:11 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:11 – 16:51 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:51 – 18:31 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:31 – 19:51 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:51 – 21:11 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:11 – 22:31 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:31 – 23:51 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:51 – 01:11 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:11 – 02:31 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:31 – 03:51 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:51 – 05:11 (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)1875602.27
Julian Day2464067.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3319°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)310.22°
🪷 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 (24.3319°), declination 9.73°, EoT -0.24 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: 2034-04-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)