पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · April 16, 2036 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 11.45 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
अदृष्टपूर्वं हृषितोऽस्मि दृष्ट्वा

भयेन च प्रव्यथितं मनो मे।

तदेव मे दर्शय देव रूपं

प्रसीद देवेश जगन्निवास।।11.45।।
"11.45 I rejoice that I have seen what never man saw before; yet, O Lord! I am overwhelmed with fear. Please take again the Form I know. Be merciful, O Lord! thou Who are the Home of the whole universe." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.45's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2093 Śukla
Śaka Saṁvat: 1958 Nala
Bengali Saṁvat: 1443
Malayalam Era: 1212
Nanakshahi: 567
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya2.28°MeṣaAśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra244.46°DhanuMūla P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala55.08°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
बुध Budha21.12°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati29.46°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
शुक्र Śukra44.35°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शनि Śani107.51°KarkaAśleṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:08 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:33 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:51 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:27 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:31 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 24 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 35 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:21 – 04:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:01 – 05:08
Abhijit Muhūrta11:24 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta14:05 – 14:58
Godhūli Muhūrta18:21 – 18:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:33 – 19:06
Amṛta Kāla18:18 – 20:03
Niśīta Muhūrta23:24 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:51 – 13:31
Yamaganda06:49 – 08:29
Gulika Kāla10:10 – 11:51
Varjyam05:42 – 06:03
Dur Muhūrta 08:16 – 08:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:08 – 06:49 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:49 – 08:29 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:29 – 10:10 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:10 – 11:51 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:51 – 13:31 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:31 – 15:12 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:12 – 16:52 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:52 – 18:33 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:33 – 19:52 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:52 – 21:12 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:12 – 22:31 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:31 – 23:51 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:51 – 01:10 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:10 – 02:29 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:29 – 03:49 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:49 – 05:08 (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 Year5138
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1876334.27
Julian Day2464799.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3599°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)243.07°
🪷 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 (24.3599°), declination 10.27°, EoT 0.02 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: 2036-04-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)