पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · September 24, 2031 CE

Also observed today

कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति · Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 4.33 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga

श्रेयान्द्रव्यमयाद्यज्ञाज्ज्ञानयज्ञः परन्तप।

सर्वं कर्माखिलं पार्थ ज्ञाने परिसमाप्यते।।4.33।।

"4.33 The sacrifice of wisdom is superior to any material sacrifice, for, O Arjuna, the climax of action is always Realisation." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 4.33's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2088 Raktākṣī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1953 Virodhakṛt

Bengali Saṁvat: 1438

Malayalam Era: 1207

Nanakshahi: 562

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Mūla Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	156.52°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra	246.34°	Dhanu	Mūla P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	233.89°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha	156.01°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	237.06°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra	113.35°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
शनि Śani	58.44°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:38 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:45 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:42 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	13:09 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	22:13 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 06 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 53 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:02 – 04:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:38 – 05:38
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:18 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:43 – 14:31
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:33 – 17:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:45 – 18:15
Amṛta Kāla	17:30 – 19:15
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:18 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:42 – 13:13
Yamaganda	07:09 – 08:40
Gulika Kāla	10:11 – 11:42
Varjyam	06:09 – 06:28
Dur Muhūrta	08:28 – 08:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	05:38 – 07:09 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:09 – 08:40 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:40 – 10:11 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:11 – 11:42 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:42 – 13:13 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:13 – 14:43 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	14:43 – 16:14 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:14 – 17:45 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	17:45 – 19:14 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:14 – 20:43 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	20:43 – 22:13 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:13 – 23:42 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:42 – 01:11 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:11 – 02:40 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:40 – 04:09 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:09 – 05:38 (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 Aṣṭamī + Mūla alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5133
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1874668.27
Julian Day	2463133.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2962°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	91.44°

🪷 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 (24.2962°), declination -0.32°, EoT 8.79 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: 2031-09-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)