पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · April 25, 2035 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 2.55 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

प्रजहाति यदा कामान् सर्वान् पार्थ मनोगतान्।

आत्मन्येवात्मना तुष्टः स्थितप्रज्ञस्तदोच्यते।।2.55।।
"2.55 Lord Shri Krishna replied: When a man has given up the desires of his heart and is satisfied with the Self alone, be sure that he has reached the highest state." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.55's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2092 Vibhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1957 Rākṣasa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1442
Malayalam Era: 1211
Nanakshahi: 566
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya10.34°MeṣaAśvinī P4
चन्द्र Candra218.22°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala283.04°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
बुध Budha28.45°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati3.84°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शुक्र Śukra341.73°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani94.27°KarkaPuṣya P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:56 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:41 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:49 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:56 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:25 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 45 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 14 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:06 – 04:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:47 – 04:56
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta18:29 – 18:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:41 – 19:16
Amṛta Kāla18:26 – 20:11
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:49 – 13:32
Yamaganda06:39 – 08:22
Gulika Kāla10:05 – 11:49
Varjyam05:30 – 05:52
Dur Muhūrta 08:08 – 08:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha04:56 – 06:39 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:39 – 08:22 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:22 – 10:05 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:05 – 11:49 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:49 – 13:32 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:32 – 15:15 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:15 – 16:58 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:58 – 18:41 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:41 – 19:58 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:58 – 21:15 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:15 – 22:32 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:32 – 23:49 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:49 – 01:05 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:05 – 02:22 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:22 – 03:39 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:39 – 04:56 (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 Year5137
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1875977.27
Julian Day2464442.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3463°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)210.80°
🪷 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 (24.3463°), declination 13.08°, 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: 2035-04-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)