पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · May 14, 2031 CE

Also observed today

वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 2.15 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga

यं हि न व्यथयन्त्येते पुरुषं पुरुषर्षभ।

समदुःखसुखं धीरं सोऽमृतत्वाय कल्पते।।2.15।।

"2.15 The hero whose soul is unmoved by circumstance, who accepts pleasure and pain with equanimity, only he is fit for immortality." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 2.15'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 Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	28.79°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra	301.89°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	195.62°	Tulā	Svātī P3
बुध Budha	4.30°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	243.46°	Dhanu	Mūla P2
शुक्र Śukra	72.62°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P2
शनि Śani	45.37°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:32 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:02 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:47 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	00:43 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	11:15 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	14 Hours 29 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	9 Hours 30 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	02:36 – 03:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:19 – 04:32
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:18 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:12 – 15:10
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:50 – 19:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:02 – 19:38
Amṛta Kāla	18:47 – 20:32
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:18 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:47 – 13:36
Yamaganda	06:21 – 08:09
Gulika Kāla	09:58 – 11:47
Varjyam	05:08 – 05:31
Dur Muhūrta	07:55 – 08:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)

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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	04:32 – 06:21 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	06:21 – 08:09 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:09 – 09:58 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	09:58 – 11:47 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:47 – 13:36 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:36 – 15:24 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:24 – 17:13 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	17:13 – 19:02 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	19:02 – 20:13 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	20:13 – 21:24 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:24 – 22:36 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:36 – 23:47 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:47 – 00:58 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	00:58 – 02:09 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:09 – 03:21 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	03:21 – 04:32 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°

Longitude: -87.6298°

Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5133
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1874535.27
Julian Day	2463000.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2911°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	270.83°

🪷 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 18.54°, EoT 3.76 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: 2031-05-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)