पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · April 30, 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 12.4 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
संनियम्येन्द्रियग्रामं सर्वत्र समबुद्धयः।ते प्राप्नुवन्ति मामेव सर्वभूतहिते रताः।।12.4।।
"12.4 Subduing their senses, viewing all conditions of life with the same eye, and working for the welfare of all beings, assuredly they come to Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.4'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 Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya15.93°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra63.49°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala63.85°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
बुध Budha22.20°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati32.63°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
शुक्र Śukra51.39°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शनि Śani107.76°KarkaAśleṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:48 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:48 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:48 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:23 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:33 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 00 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 00 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:56 – 03:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:38 – 04:48
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta18:36 – 19:00
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:48 – 19:23
Amṛta Kāla18:33 – 20:18
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:48 – 13:33
Yamaganda06:33 – 08:18
Gulika Kāla10:03 – 11:48
Varjyam05:23 – 05:45
Dur Muhūrta 08:04 – 08:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha04:48 – 06:33 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:33 – 08:18 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:18 – 10:03 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:03 – 11:48 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:48 – 13:33 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:33 – 15:18 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:18 – 17:03 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:03 – 18:48 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:48 – 20:03 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:03 – 21:18 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:18 – 22:33 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:33 – 23:48 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:48 – 01:03 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:03 – 02:18 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:18 – 03:33 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:33 – 04:48 (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)1876348.27
Julian Day2464813.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3605°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)46.21°
🪷 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 (24.3605°), declination 14.90°, EoT 2.79 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: 2036-04-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)