पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · April 29, 2040 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 14.7 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
रजो रागात्मकं विद्धि तृष्णासङ्गसमुद्भवम्।तन्निबध्नाति कौन्तेय कर्मसङ्गेन देहिनम्।।14.7।।
"14.7 Passion, engendered by thirst for pleasure and attachment, binds the soul through its fondness for activity." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2097 Śrīmukha
Śaka Saṁvat: 1962 Raudra
Bengali Saṁvat: 1447
Malayalam Era: 1216
Nanakshahi: 571
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya14.93°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra220.59°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala93.31°KarkaPunarvasu P4
बुध Budha12.37°MeṣaAśvinī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati147.35°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra5.86°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शनि Śani161.28°KanyāHasta P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:49 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:47 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:48 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:48 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:13 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 57 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 02 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:57 – 03:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:39 – 04:49
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 15:03
Godhūli Muhūrta18:35 – 18:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:47 – 19:22
Amṛta Kāla18:32 – 20:17
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:02 – 18:47
Yamaganda11:48 – 13:33
Gulika Kāla15:17 – 17:02
Varjyam05:24 – 05:46
Dur Muhūrta 08:05 – 08:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg04:49 – 06:34 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:34 – 08:18 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:18 – 10:03 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:03 – 11:48 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:48 – 13:33 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:33 – 15:17 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:17 – 17:02 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:02 – 18:47 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:47 – 20:02 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:02 – 21:17 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:17 – 22:33 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:33 – 23:48 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:48 – 01:03 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:03 – 02:18 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:18 – 03:34 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:34 – 04:49 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°
Longitude: -87.6298°
Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5142
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1877808.27
Julian Day2466273.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4163°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)203.82°
🪷 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 (24.4163°), declination 14.61°, 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: 2040-04-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)