पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · August 20, 2031 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.41 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
तस्मात्त्वमिन्द्रियाण्यादौ नियम्य भरतर्षभ।

पाप्मानं प्रजहि ह्येनं ज्ञानविज्ञाननाशनम्।।3.41।।
"3.41 Therefore, O Arjuna, first control thy senses and then slay desire, for it is full of sin, and is the destroyer of knowledge and of wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.41's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2088 Raktākṣī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1953 Virodhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1438
Malayalam Era: 1207
Nanakshahi: 562
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya122.57°SiṃhaMaghā P1
चन्द्र Candra143.53°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala212.25°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
बुध Budha109.83°KarkaAśleṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati234.84°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra108.30°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शनि Śani56.69°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:03 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:44 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:57 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:38 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 41 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 18 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:13 – 04:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:54 – 05:03
Abhijit Muhūrta11:26 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta14:10 – 15:05
Godhūli Muhūrta18:32 – 18:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:44 – 19:19
Amṛta Kāla18:29 – 20:14
Niśīta Muhūrta23:26 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:54 – 13:36
Yamaganda06:45 – 08:28
Gulika Kāla10:11 – 11:54
Varjyam05:37 – 05:59
Dur Muhūrta 08:14 – 08:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:03 – 06:45 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:45 – 08:28 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:28 – 10:11 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:11 – 11:54 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:54 – 13:36 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:36 – 15:19 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:19 – 17:02 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:02 – 18:44 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:44 – 20:02 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:02 – 21:19 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:19 – 22:36 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:36 – 23:54 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:54 – 01:11 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:11 – 02:28 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:28 – 03:45 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:45 – 05:03 (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)1874633.27
Julian Day2463098.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2949°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)22.35°
🪷 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 (24.2949°), declination 12.56°, EoT -3.05 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: 2031-08-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)