पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · April 28, 2036 CE

Also observed today

वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 12.2 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga

श्री भगवानुवाचमय्यावेश्य मनो ये मां नित्ययुक्ता उपासते।श्रद्धया परयोपेतास्ते मे युक्ततमा मताः।।12.2।।

"12.2 Lord Shri Krishna replied: Those who keep their minds fixed on Me, who worship Me always with unwavering faith and concentration; these are the very best." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 12.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla 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)	Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	13.99°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra	35.16°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	62.60°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha	23.10°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	32.17°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
शुक्र Śukra	50.71°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P4
शनि Śani	107.70°	Karka	Aśleṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:50 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:46 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:48 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	05:53 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	20:33 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 55 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 04 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	02:59 – 03:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:41 – 04:50
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:20 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:07 – 15:03
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:34 – 18:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:46 – 19:20
Amṛta Kāla	18:31 – 20:16
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:20 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	06:35 – 08:19
Yamaganda	10:04 – 11:48
Gulika Kāla	13:32 – 15:17
Varjyam	05:25 – 05:48
Dur Muhūrta	08:05 – 08:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	04:50 – 06:35 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	06:35 – 08:19 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:19 – 10:04 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:04 – 11:48 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:48 – 13:32 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:32 – 15:17 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:17 – 17:01 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	17:01 – 18:46 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	18:46 – 20:01 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	20:01 – 21:17 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:17 – 22:32 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:32 – 23:48 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:48 – 01:04 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:04 – 02:19 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:19 – 03:35 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	03:35 – 04:50 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°

Longitude: -87.6298°

Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Dvitīyā + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5138
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1876346.27
Julian Day	2464811.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.3604°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	19.93°

🪷 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 (24.3604°), declination 14.29°, EoT 2.49 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: 2036-04-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)