पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · May 23, 2031 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.24 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अच्छेद्योऽयमदाह्योऽयमक्लेद्योऽशोष्य एव च।

नित्यः सर्वगतः स्थाणुरचलोऽयं सनातनः।।2.24।।
"2.24 It is impenetrable; It can be neither drowned nor scorched nor dried. It is Eternal, All-pervading, Unchanging, Immovable and Most Ancient." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla 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)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya37.46°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
चन्द्र Candra56.69°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala192.76°TulāSvātī P2
बुध Budha18.78°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati242.61°DhanuMūla P1
शुक्र Śukra82.04°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शनि Śani46.52°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:24 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:11 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:47 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:30 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:38 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 46 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 13 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:25 – 03:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:10 – 04:24
Abhijit Muhūrta11:18 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta14:15 – 15:14
Godhūli Muhūrta18:59 – 19:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:11 – 19:48
Amṛta Kāla18:56 – 20:41
Niśīta Muhūrta23:18 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:56 – 11:47
Yamaganda15:29 – 17:20
Gulika Kāla06:15 – 08:05
Varjyam05:01 – 05:24
Dur Muhūrta 07:51 – 08:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala04:24 – 06:15 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:15 – 08:05 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:05 – 09:56 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla09:56 – 11:47 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:47 – 13:38 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:38 – 15:29 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:29 – 17:20 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:20 – 19:11 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:11 – 20:20 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:20 – 21:29 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:29 – 22:38 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:38 – 23:47 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:47 – 00:56 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla00:56 – 02:05 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:05 – 03:15 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:15 – 04:24 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°
Longitude: -87.6298°
Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5133
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874544.27
Julian Day2463009.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2915°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)21.99°
🪷 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 (24.2915°), declination 20.51°, EoT 3.40 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: 2031-05-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)