पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · November 3, 2031 CE

🪷 आज: करवा चौथ — Karvā Chauth
North Indian wives' fast for husband's longevity. Kṛṣṇa Caturthī of Kārtika.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.2 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
यं संन्यासमिति प्राहुर्योगं तं विद्धि पाण्डव।

न ह्यसंन्यस्तसङ्कल्पो योगी भवति कश्चन।।6.2।।
"6.2 O Arjuna! Renunciation is in fact what is called Right Action. No one can become spiritual who has not renounced all desire." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2088 Raktākṣī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1953 Virodhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1438
Malayalam Era: 1207
Nanakshahi: 562
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya196.12°TulāSvātī P3
चन्द्र Candra59.58°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala262.21°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha217.83°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati243.20°DhanuMūla P1
शुक्र Śukra149.77°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani57.80°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:25 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:44 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:34 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:53 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:03 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 18 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 41 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:02 – 05:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:33 – 06:25
Abhijit Muhūrta11:14 – 11:55
Vijaya Muhūrta13:17 – 13:59
Godhūli Muhūrta16:32 – 16:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:44 – 17:09
Amṛta Kāla16:29 – 18:14
Niśīta Muhūrta23:14 – 23:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:42 – 08:59
Yamaganda10:17 – 11:34
Gulika Kāla12:51 – 14:09
Varjyam06:51 – 07:07
Dur Muhūrta 08:49 – 09:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:25 – 07:42 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:42 – 08:59 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:59 – 10:17 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:17 – 11:34 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:34 – 12:51 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala12:51 – 14:09 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:09 – 15:26 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:26 – 16:44 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala16:44 – 18:26 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:26 – 20:09 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:09 – 21:51 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla21:51 – 23:34 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:34 – 01:17 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:17 – 02:59 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:59 – 04:42 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:42 – 06:25 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5133
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874708.27
Julian Day2463173.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2978°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)225.97°
🪷 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 (24.2978°), declination -14.94°, EoT 16.38 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: 2031-11-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)