पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · April 29, 2037 CE

Also observed today

मेष सङ्क्रान्ति · Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)Pan-Hindu
वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional
कूर्म जयन्ती · Kūrma JayantīVaishnava
चण्डिका जयन्ती · Chaṇḍikā JayantīShakta
चित्रा पौर्णमी · Citrā PaurṇamīRegional
वैशाख पूर्णिमा व्रत · Vaiśākha Pūrṇimā VratPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 3.17 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga

यस्त्वात्मरतिरेव स्यादात्मतृप्तश्च मानवः।

आत्मन्येव च सन्तुष्टस्तस्य कार्यं न विद्यते।।3.17।।

"3.17 On the other hand, the soul who meditates on the Self is content to serve the Self and rests satisfied within the Self; there remains nothing more for him to accomplish." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 3.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2094 Pramoda

Śaka Saṁvat: 1959 Piṅgala

Bengali Saṁvat: 1444

Malayalam Era: 1213

Nanakshahi: 568

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Citrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	14.71°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra	184.60°	Tulā	Citrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	308.37°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P1
बुध Budha	354.26°	Mīna	Revatī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	59.58°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2
शुक्र Śukra	24.13°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P4
शनि Śani	121.08°	Siṃha	Maghā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:49 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:46 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:48 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:45 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:30 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 56 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 03 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	02:58 – 03:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:40 – 04:49
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:20 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:07 – 15:03
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:34 – 18:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:46 – 19:21
Amṛta Kāla	18:31 – 20:16
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:20 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:48 – 13:32
Yamaganda	06:34 – 08:19
Gulika Kāla	10:03 – 11:48
Varjyam	05:24 – 05:47
Dur Muhūrta	08:05 – 08:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	04:49 – 06:34 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	06:34 – 08:19 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:19 – 10:03 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:03 – 11:48 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:48 – 13:32 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:32 – 15:17 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:17 – 17:02 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	17:02 – 18:46 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	18:46 – 20:02 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	20:02 – 21:17 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:17 – 22:32 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:32 – 23:48 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:48 – 01:03 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:03 – 02:19 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:19 – 03:34 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	03:34 – 04:49 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°

Longitude: -87.6298°

Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Buddha Pūrṇimā Walk (बुद्ध पूर्णिमा यात्रा)

7 steps · festival walk
Today is Buddha Pūrṇimā — its dedicated walk.

Bhāgavata 1.3.24 (Buddha as 21st avatāra) + BG 12.13 (compassion) + Dhammapada parallels.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Citrā alignment also occurred on:

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

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5139
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1876712.27
Julian Day	2465177.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.3744°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	171.57°

🪷 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 (24.3744°), declination 14.52°, EoT 2.64 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: 2037-04-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)