पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · May 9, 2031 CE

Also observed today

वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 2.10 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga

तमुवाच हृषीकेशः प्रहसन्निव भारत।

सेनयोरुभयोर्मध्ये विषीदन्तमिदं वचः।।2.10।।

"2.10 Thereupon the Lord, with a gracious smile, addressed him who was so much depressed in the midst of the two armies." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 2.10's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa 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)	Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Jyeṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	23.96°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra	229.74°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	197.42°	Tulā	Svātī P4
बुध Budha	357.58°	Mīna	Revatī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	243.85°	Dhanu	Mūla P2
शुक्र Śukra	67.24°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P1
शनि Śani	44.74°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:37 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:56 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:47 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	20:54 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	06:07 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	14 Hours 19 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	9 Hours 40 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	02:43 – 03:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:26 – 04:37
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:18 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:10 – 15:07
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:44 – 19:08
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:56 – 19:32
Amṛta Kāla	18:41 – 20:26
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:18 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	09:59 – 11:47
Yamaganda	15:22 – 17:09
Gulika Kāla	06:25 – 08:12
Varjyam	05:13 – 05:36
Dur Muhūrta	07:58 – 08:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (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 · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	04:37 – 06:25 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	06:25 – 08:12 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:12 – 09:59 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	09:59 – 11:47 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:47 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:34 – 15:22 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:22 – 17:09 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	17:09 – 18:56 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:56 – 20:09 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	20:09 – 21:22 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:22 – 22:34 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:34 – 23:47 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:47 – 00:59 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	00:59 – 02:12 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:12 – 03:25 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	03:25 – 04:37 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°

Longitude: -87.6298°

Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5133
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1874530.27
Julian Day	2462995.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2909°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	203.67°

🪷 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 (24.2909°), declination 17.26°, EoT 3.63 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: 2031-05-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)