पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · August 22, 2031 CE

🪷 आज: गणेश चतुर्थी — Gaṇeśa Caturthī
Gaṇeśa's birth day; 11-day festival in Maharashtra.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.43 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
एवं बुद्धेः परं बुद्ध्वा संस्तभ्यात्मानमात्मना।

जहि शत्रुं महाबाहो कामरूपं दुरासदम्।।3.43।।
"3.43 Thus, O Mighty-in-Arms, knowing Him to be beyond the intellect and, by His help, subduing thy personal egotism, kill thine enemy, Desire, extremely difficult though it be."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.43'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 Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya124.49°SiṃhaMaghā P2
चन्द्र Candra168.76°KanyāHasta P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala213.37°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
बुध Budha109.56°KarkaAśleṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati234.87°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra107.40°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शनि Śani56.84°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:05 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:41 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:53 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:06 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:35 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 36 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 23 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:16 – 04:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:57 – 05:05
Abhijit Muhūrta11:26 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta14:09 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta18:29 – 18:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:41 – 19:15
Amṛta Kāla18:26 – 20:11
Niśīta Muhūrta23:26 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:11 – 11:53
Yamaganda15:17 – 16:59
Gulika Kāla06:47 – 08:29
Varjyam05:39 – 06:01
Dur Muhūrta 08:15 – 08:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
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):
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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:05 – 06:47 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:47 – 08:29 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:29 – 10:11 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:11 – 11:53 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:53 – 13:35 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:35 – 15:17 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:17 – 16:59 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:59 – 18:41 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:41 – 19:59 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:59 – 21:17 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:17 – 22:35 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:35 – 23:53 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:53 – 01:11 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:11 – 02:29 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:29 – 03:47 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:47 – 05:05 (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)1874635.27
Julian Day2463100.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2950°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)46.45°
🪷 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 (24.2950°), declination 11.89°, EoT -2.54 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: 2031-08-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)