पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · April 18, 2038 CE

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मेष सङ्क्रान्ति · Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)Pan-Hindu
वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional
छिन्नमस्ता जयन्ती · Chhinnamastā JayantīShakta

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 13.1 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga

अर्जुन उवाच

प्रकृतिं पुरुषं चैव क्षेत्रं क्षेत्रज्ञमेव च।

एतद्वेदितुमिच्छामि ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं च केशव।।13.1।।

"13.1 "Arjuna asked: My Lord! Who is God and what is Nature; what is Matter and what is the Self; what is that they call Wisdom, and what is it that is worth knowing? I wish to have this explained." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 13.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2095 Prajāpati

Śaka Saṁvat: 1960 Kālayukta

Bengali Saṁvat: 1445

Malayalam Era: 1214

Nanakshahi: 569

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Hasta Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	3.74°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra	163.70°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	71.17°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P2
बुध Budha	337.28°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	86.05°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra	319.38°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani	134.85°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:06 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:34 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:50 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	16:38 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:21 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 28 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 31 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:18 – 04:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:59 – 05:06
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:23 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:05 – 14:59
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:22 – 18:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:34 – 19:08
Amṛta Kāla	18:19 – 20:04
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:23 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:53 – 18:34
Yamaganda	11:50 – 13:31
Gulika Kāla	15:12 – 16:53
Varjyam	05:40 – 06:01
Dur Muhūrta	08:15 – 08:41

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)

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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:06 – 06:47 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	06:47 – 08:28 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:28 – 10:09 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:09 – 11:50 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:50 – 13:31 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:31 – 15:12 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:12 – 16:53 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:53 – 18:34 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:34 – 19:53 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:53 – 21:12 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:12 – 22:31 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:31 – 23:50 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:50 – 01:09 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:09 – 02:28 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:28 – 03:47 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	03:47 – 05:06 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°

Longitude: -87.6298°

Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Narasiṁha Jayantī Walk (नरसिंह जयन्ती यात्रा)

9 steps · festival walk
Today is Narasiṁha Jayantī — its dedicated walk.

Bhāgavata 7.8 (Prahlāda-Narasiṁha) + protective verses.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5140
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1877066.27
Julian Day	2465531.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.3879°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	160.89°

🪷 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 (24.3879°), declination 10.81°, EoT 0.51 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: 2038-04-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)