पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · April 4, 2041 CE

Also observed today

विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 4.8 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga

परित्राणाय साधूनां विनाशाय च दुष्कृताम्।

धर्मसंस्थापनार्थाय संभवामि युगे युगे।।4.8।।

"4.8 To protect the righteous, to destroy the wicked and to establish the kingdom of God, I am reborn from age to age." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 4.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2098 Bhāva

Śaka Saṁvat: 1963 Durmati

Bengali Saṁvat: 1448

Malayalam Era: 1217

Nanakshahi: 572

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	350.22°	Mīna	Revatī P2
चन्द्र Candra	29.17°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	324.49°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha	338.75°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	183.65°	Tulā	Citrā P4
शुक्र Śukra	325.39°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani	176.41°	Kanyā	Citrā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:29 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:19 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:54 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	07:16 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	21:44 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 50 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 09 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:46 – 04:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:24 – 05:29
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:28 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:02 – 14:54
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:07 – 18:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:19 – 18:51
Amṛta Kāla	18:04 – 19:49
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:28 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:30 – 15:07
Yamaganda	05:29 – 07:05
Gulika Kāla	08:41 – 10:18
Varjyam	06:01 – 06:21
Dur Muhūrta	08:28 – 08:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	05:29 – 07:05 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:05 – 08:41 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	08:41 – 10:18 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:18 – 11:54 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	11:54 – 13:30 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:30 – 15:07 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	15:07 – 16:43 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:43 – 18:19 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	18:19 – 19:43 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:43 – 21:07 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	21:07 – 22:30 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:30 – 23:54 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	23:54 – 01:18 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:18 – 02:41 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	02:41 – 04:05 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:05 – 05:29 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°

Longitude: -87.6298°

Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Caturthī + 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	5142
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1878148.27
Julian Day	2466613.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.4293°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	38.95°

🪷 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 (24.4293°), declination 5.77°, EoT -3.40 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: 2041-04-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)