पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · July 30, 2031 CE

Also observed today

पवित्रोपना एकादशी · Pavitropanā Ekādaśī (Putradā)Vaishnava
एकादशी · EkādaśīVaishnava

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 3.20 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga

कर्मणैव हि संसिद्धिमास्थिता जनकादयः।

लोकसंग्रहमेवापि संपश्यन्कर्तुमर्हसि।।3.20।।

"3.20 King Janaka and others attained perfection through action alone. Even for the sake of enlightening the world, it is thy duty to act;" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 3.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2088 Raktākṣī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1953 Virodhakṛt

Bengali Saṁvat: 1438

Malayalam Era: 1207

Nanakshahi: 562

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Jyeṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	102.43°	Karka	Puṣya P3
चन्द्र Candra	225.97°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	201.60°	Tulā	Viśākhā P1
बुध Budha	121.75°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	235.28°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra	119.92°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
शनि Śani	54.81°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:41 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:12 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:57 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	15:32 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	00:50 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	14 Hours 30 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	9 Hours 29 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	02:45 – 03:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:29 – 04:41
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:28 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:22 – 15:20
Godhūli Muhūrta	19:00 – 19:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:12 – 19:48
Amṛta Kāla	18:57 – 20:42
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:28 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:57 – 13:45
Yamaganda	06:30 – 08:19
Gulika Kāla	10:08 – 11:57
Varjyam	05:18 – 05:41
Dur Muhūrta	08:05 – 08:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	04:41 – 06:30 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	06:30 – 08:19 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:19 – 10:08 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:08 – 11:57 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:57 – 13:45 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:45 – 15:34 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:34 – 17:23 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	17:23 – 19:12 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	19:12 – 20:23 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	20:23 – 21:34 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:34 – 22:45 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:45 – 23:57 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:57 – 01:08 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:08 – 02:19 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:19 – 03:30 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	03:30 – 04:41 (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 Śukla Ekādaśī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5133
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1874612.27
Julian Day	2463077.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2941°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	126.51°

🪷 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 (24.2941°), declination 18.59°, EoT -6.11 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: 2031-07-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)