पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · May 13, 2031 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.14 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
मात्रास्पर्शास्तु कौन्तेय शीतोष्णसुखदुःखदाः।

आगमापायिनोऽनित्यास्तांस्तितिक्षस्व भारत।।2.14।।
"2.14 Those external relations which bring cold and heat, pain and happiness, they come and go; they are not permanent. Endure them bravely, O Prince!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.14'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 Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya27.82°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra287.93°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala195.97°TulāSvātī P3
बुध Budha2.88°MeṣaAśvinī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati243.54°DhanuMūla P2
शुक्र Śukra71.55°MithunaĀrdrā P2
शनि Śani45.24°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:33 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:01 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:47 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:08 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:06 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 27 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 32 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:37 – 03:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:21 – 04:33
Abhijit Muhūrta11:18 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta14:11 – 15:09
Godhūli Muhūrta18:49 – 19:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:01 – 19:37
Amṛta Kāla18:46 – 20:31
Niśīta Muhūrta23:18 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:24 – 17:12
Yamaganda08:10 – 09:58
Gulika Kāla11:47 – 13:35
Varjyam05:09 – 05:32
Dur Muhūrta 07:55 – 08:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga04:33 – 06:21 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:21 – 08:10 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:10 – 09:58 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha09:58 – 11:47 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:47 – 13:35 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:35 – 15:24 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:24 – 17:12 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:12 – 19:01 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:01 – 20:12 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:12 – 21:24 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:24 – 22:35 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:35 – 23:47 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:47 – 00:58 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha00:58 – 02:10 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:10 – 03:21 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:21 – 04:33 (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 Year5133
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874534.27
Julian Day2462999.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2911°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)257.60°
🪷 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 (24.2911°), declination 18.29°, EoT 3.75 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: 2031-05-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)