पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · October 4, 2031 CE

Also observed today

सङ्कष्टी चतुर्थी · Saṅkaṣṭī CaturthīPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 5.1 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga

अर्जुन उवाच

संन्यासं कर्मणां कृष्ण पुनर्योगं च शंससि।

यच्छ्रेय एतयोरेकं तन्मे ब्रूहि सुनिश्िचतम्।।5.1।।

"5.1 "Arjuna said: My Lord! At one moment Thou praisest renunciation of action; at another, right action. Tell me truly, I pray, which of these is the more conducive to my highest welfare?" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 5.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa 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)	Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	166.33°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
चन्द्र Candra	26.73°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	240.69°	Dhanu	Mūla P1
बुध Budha	173.36°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	238.29°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra	120.78°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
शनि Śani	58.55°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:49 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:28 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:38 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	19:09 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	09:31 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 38 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 21 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:16 – 05:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:51 – 05:49
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:15 – 12:02
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:35 – 14:21
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:16 – 17:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:28 – 17:57
Amṛta Kāla	17:13 – 18:58
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:15 – 00:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:44 – 10:11
Yamaganda	13:06 – 14:33
Gulika Kāla	05:49 – 07:16
Varjyam	06:18 – 06:37
Dur Muhūrta	08:32 – 08:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)

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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	05:49 – 07:16 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:16 – 08:44 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:44 – 10:11 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:11 – 11:38 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:38 – 13:06 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:06 – 14:33 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	14:33 – 16:00 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:00 – 17:28 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	17:28 – 19:00 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:00 – 20:33 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	20:33 – 22:06 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:06 – 23:38 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:38 – 01:11 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:11 – 02:44 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:44 – 04:16 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:16 – 05:49 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°

Longitude: -87.6298°

Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturthī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5133
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1874678.27
Julian Day	2463143.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2966°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	221.71°

🪷 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 (24.2966°), declination -4.21°, EoT 12.10 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: 2031-10-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)