पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · February 15, 2031 CE

Also observed today

कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति · Kumbha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.52 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

विविक्तसेवी लघ्वाशी यतवाक्कायमानसः।ध्यानयोगपरो नित्यं वैराग्यं समुपाश्रितः।।18.52।।

"18.52 Enjoying solitude, abstemiousness, his body, mind and speech under perfect control, absorbed in meditation, he becomes free - always filled with the spirit of renunciation." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.52's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2088 Raktākṣī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1953 Virodhakṛt

Bengali Saṁvat: 1438

Malayalam Era: 1207

Nanakshahi: 562

Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Anurādhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	301.85°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra	212.95°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	198.19°	Tulā	Svātī P4
बुध Budha	297.14°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	239.70°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra	329.41°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani	37.72°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:47 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:23 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:05 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	01:20 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	10:59 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 35 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 24 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:23 – 06:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:54 – 06:47
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:44 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:51 – 14:33
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:11 – 17:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:23 – 17:49
Amṛta Kāla	17:08 – 18:53
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:44 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	09:26 – 10:46
Yamaganda	13:25 – 14:44
Gulika Kāla	06:47 – 08:07
Varjyam	07:14 – 07:31
Dur Muhūrta	09:16 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

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 Kāla	06:47 – 08:07 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	08:07 – 09:26 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	09:26 – 10:46 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:46 – 12:05 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	12:05 – 13:25 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:25 – 14:44 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	14:44 – 16:03 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:03 – 17:23 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	17:23 – 19:03 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:03 – 20:44 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	20:44 – 22:25 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:25 – 00:05 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	00:05 – 01:46 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:46 – 03:26 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	03:26 – 05:07 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	05:07 – 06:47 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°

Longitude: -87.6298°

Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Anurādhā alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5132
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1874447.27
Julian Day	2462912.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2878°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	273.18°

🪷 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 (24.2878°), declination -12.80°, EoT -14.57 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: 2031-02-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)