पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · March 18, 2031 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.5 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
धृष्टकेतुश्चेकितानः काशिराजश्च वीर्यवान्।

पुरुजित्कुन्तिभोजश्च शैब्यश्च नरपुङ्गवः।।1.5।।
"1.5 Dhrishtaketu, Chekitan, the valiant King of Benares, Purujit, Kuntibhoja, Shaibya - a master over many;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2088 Raktākṣī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1953 Virodhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1438
Malayalam Era: 1207
Nanakshahi: 562
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya332.95°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra266.15°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala206.18°TulāViśākhā P2
बुध Budha350.90°MīnaRevatī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati243.49°DhanuMūla P2
शुक्र Śukra7.21°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शनि Śani39.31°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:59 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:00 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:59 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:53 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:11 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 01 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 58 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:23 – 05:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:59 – 05:59
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta13:59 – 14:48
Godhūli Muhūrta17:48 – 18:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:00 – 18:30
Amṛta Kāla17:45 – 19:30
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:00 – 16:30
Yamaganda08:59 – 10:29
Gulika Kāla11:59 – 13:29
Varjyam06:29 – 06:48
Dur Muhūrta 08:47 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:59 – 07:29 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:29 – 08:59 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:59 – 10:29 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:29 – 11:59 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:59 – 13:29 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:29 – 15:00 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:00 – 16:30 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:30 – 18:00 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:00 – 19:30 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:30 – 21:00 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:00 – 22:29 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:29 – 23:59 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:59 – 01:29 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:29 – 02:59 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:59 – 04:29 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:29 – 05:59 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5132
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874478.27
Julian Day2462943.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2890°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)294.30°
🪷 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 (24.2890°), declination -1.10°, EoT -8.76 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: 2031-03-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)