पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · May 20, 2031 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.21 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
वेदाविनाशिनं नित्यं य एनमजमव्ययम्।

कथं स पुरुषः पार्थ कं घातयति हन्ति कम्।।2.21।।
"2.21 He who knows the Spirit as Indestructible, Immortal, Unborn, Always-the-Same, how should he kill or cause to be killed?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2088 Raktākṣī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1953 Virodhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1438
Malayalam Era: 1207
Nanakshahi: 562
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya34.57°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
चन्द्र Candra20.35°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala193.64°TulāSvātī P3
बुध Budha13.62°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati242.91°DhanuMūla P1
शुक्र Śukra78.94°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शनि Śani46.13°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:26 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:08 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:47 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:46 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:54 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 41 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 18 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:29 – 03:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:13 – 04:26
Abhijit Muhūrta11:18 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta14:14 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta18:56 – 19:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:08 – 19:44
Amṛta Kāla18:53 – 20:38
Niśīta Muhūrta23:18 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:27 – 17:18
Yamaganda08:07 – 09:57
Gulika Kāla11:47 – 13:37
Varjyam05:03 – 05:26
Dur Muhūrta 07:52 – 08:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga04:26 – 06:16 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:16 – 08:07 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:07 – 09:57 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha09:57 – 11:47 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:47 – 13:37 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:37 – 15:27 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:27 – 17:18 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:18 – 19:08 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:08 – 20:18 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:18 – 21:27 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:27 – 22:37 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:37 – 23:47 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:47 – 00:57 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha00:57 – 02:07 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:07 – 03:16 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:16 – 04:26 (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)1874541.27
Julian Day2463006.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2914°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)346.49°
🪷 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 (24.2914°), declination 19.90°, EoT 3.60 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: 2031-05-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)