पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · January 23, 2031 CE

Also observed today

पोङ्गल · Pongal / Thai PongalRegional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.29 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

बुद्धेर्भेदं धृतेश्चैव गुणतस्त्रिविधं श्रृणु।प्रोच्यमानमशेषेण पृथक्त्वेन धनञ्जय।।18.29।।

"18.29 Reason and conviction are threefold, according to the Quality which is dominant. I will explain them fully and severally, O Arjuna!" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.29's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2088 Raktākṣī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1953 Virodhakṛt

Bengali Saṁvat: 1438

Malayalam Era: 1207

Nanakshahi: 562

Solar Month: Makara (Tai)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)	Nāga
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	278.53°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra	276.44°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	188.60°	Tulā	Svātī P1
बुध Budha	260.31°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	235.66°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra	300.88°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani	37.66°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	07:11 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	16:53 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:02 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	07:07 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	16:41 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	9 Hours 41 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	14 Hours 18 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:54 – 06:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	06:23 – 07:11
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:43 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:39 – 14:18
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:41 – 17:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	16:53 – 17:17
Amṛta Kāla	16:38 – 18:23
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:43 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:15 – 14:28
Yamaganda	07:11 – 08:24
Gulika Kāla	09:37 – 10:50
Varjyam	07:36 – 07:51
Dur Muhūrta	09:27 – 09:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-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):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	07:11 – 08:24 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	08:24 – 09:37 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	09:37 – 10:50 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:50 – 12:02 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	12:02 – 13:15 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:15 – 14:28 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	14:28 – 15:40 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	15:40 – 16:53 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	16:53 – 18:40 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	18:40 – 20:28 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	20:28 – 22:15 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:15 – 00:02 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	00:02 – 01:50 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:50 – 03:37 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	03:37 – 05:24 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	05:24 – 07:11 (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 Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Uttara Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5132
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1874424.27
Julian Day	2462889.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2869°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	358.98°

🪷 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 (24.2869°), declination -19.53°, EoT -11.81 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: 2031-01-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)