पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · August 3, 2031 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.24 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
उत्सीदेयुरिमे लोका न कुर्यां कर्म चेदहम्।

सङ्करस्य च कर्ता स्यामुपहन्यामिमाः प्रजाः।।3.24।।
"3.24 And if I were to refrain from action, the human race would be ruined; I should lead the world to chaos, and destruction would follow." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya106.26°KarkaPuṣya P4
चन्द्र Candra285.74°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala203.45°TulāViśākhā P2
बुध Budha120.80°SiṃhaMaghā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati235.09°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra118.17°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शनि Śani55.20°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:45 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:07 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:58 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:51 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 21 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 38 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:51 – 03:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:34 – 04:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta14:20 – 15:18
Godhūli Muhūrta18:55 – 19:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:07 – 19:43
Amṛta Kāla18:52 – 20:37
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:20 – 19:07
Yamaganda11:56 – 13:44
Gulika Kāla15:32 – 17:20
Varjyam05:21 – 05:44
Dur Muhūrta 08:07 – 08:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg04:45 – 06:33 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:33 – 08:21 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:21 – 10:09 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:09 – 11:56 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:56 – 13:44 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:44 – 15:32 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:32 – 17:20 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:20 – 19:07 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha19:07 – 20:20 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:20 – 21:32 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:32 – 22:44 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:44 – 23:56 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:56 – 01:09 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:09 – 02:21 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:21 – 03:33 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:33 – 04:45 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5133
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874616.27
Julian Day2463081.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2942°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)180.14°
🪷 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 (24.2942°), declination 17.59°, EoT -5.88 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: 2031-08-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)