पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · May 28, 2031 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.29 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
आश्चर्यवत्पश्यति कश्चिदेन

माश्चर्यवद्वदति तथैव चान्यः।

आश्चर्यवच्चैनमन्यः श्रृणोति

श्रुत्वाप्येनं वेद न चैव कश्चित्।।2.29।।
"2.29 One hears of the Spirit with surprise, another thinks It marvellous, the third listens without comprehending. Thus, though many are told about It, scarcely is there one who knows It." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.29'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 Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya42.26°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra116.09°KarkaAśleṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala191.51°TulāSvātī P2
बुध Budha28.12°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati242.07°DhanuMūla P1
शुक्र Śukra87.09°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शनि Śani47.17°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:20 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:15 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:48 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:45 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:41 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 54 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 05 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:21 – 03:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:06 – 04:20
Abhijit Muhūrta11:18 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta14:17 – 15:16
Godhūli Muhūrta19:03 – 19:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:15 – 19:52
Amṛta Kāla19:00 – 20:45
Niśīta Muhūrta23:18 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:48 – 13:39
Yamaganda06:12 – 08:04
Gulika Kāla09:56 – 11:48
Varjyam04:57 – 05:21
Dur Muhūrta 07:49 – 08:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
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 · 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 · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha04:20 – 06:12 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:12 – 08:04 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:04 – 09:56 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha09:56 – 11:48 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:48 – 13:39 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:39 – 15:31 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:31 – 17:23 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:23 – 19:15 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:15 – 20:23 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:23 – 21:31 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:31 – 22:39 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:39 – 23:48 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:48 – 00:56 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha00:56 – 02:04 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:04 – 03:12 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:12 – 04:20 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5133
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874549.27
Julian Day2463014.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2917°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)77.56°
🪷 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 (24.2917°), declination 21.40°, EoT 2.89 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: 2031-05-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)