पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · April 29, 2031 CE

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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 1.47 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga

सञ्जय उवाच

एवमुक्त्वाऽर्जुनः संख्ये रथोपस्थ उपाविशत्।

विसृज्य सशरं चापं शोकसंविग्नमानसः।।1.47।।

"1.47 Sanjaya said: "Having spoken thus, in the midst of the armies, Arjuna sank on the seat of the chariot, casting away his bow and arrow; heartbroken with grief."" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 1.47's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2088 Raktākṣī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1953 Virodhakṛt

Bengali Saṁvat: 1438

Malayalam Era: 1207

Nanakshahi: 562

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Puṣya Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	14.26°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra	95.79°	Karka	Puṣya P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	201.04°	Tulā	Viśākhā P1
बुध Budha	347.42°	Mīna	Revatī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	244.42°	Dhanu	Mūla P2
शुक्र Śukra	56.20°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P1
शनि Śani	43.52°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:50 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:46 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:48 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	09:54 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	00:34 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 55 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 04 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	02:59 – 03:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:40 – 04:50
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:20 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:07 – 15:03
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:34 – 18:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:46 – 19:20
Amṛta Kāla	18:31 – 20:16
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:20 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:17 – 17:01
Yamaganda	08:19 – 10:03
Gulika Kāla	11:48 – 13:32
Varjyam	05:25 – 05:47
Dur Muhūrta	08:05 – 08:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (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 · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	04:50 – 06:35 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	06:35 – 08:19 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:19 – 10:03 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:03 – 11:48 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:48 – 13:32 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:32 – 15:17 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:17 – 17:01 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	17:01 – 18:46 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:46 – 20:01 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	20:01 – 21:17 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:17 – 22:32 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:32 – 23:48 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:48 – 01:03 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:03 – 02:19 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:19 – 03:35 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	03:35 – 04:50 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°

Longitude: -87.6298°

Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Puṣya alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5133
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1874520.27
Julian Day	2462985.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2906°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	84.09°

🪷 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 (24.2906°), declination 14.35°, 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: 2031-04-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)