पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · December 13, 2031 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.42 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
अथवा योगिनामेव कुले भवति धीमताम्।

एतद्धि दुर्लभतरं लोके जन्म यदीदृशम्।।6.42।।
"6.42 Or, he may be born in the family of the wise sages, though a birth like this is, indeed, very difficult to obtain." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.42's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2088 Raktākṣī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1953 Virodhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1438
Malayalam Era: 1207
Nanakshahi: 562
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya236.51°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra218.37°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala292.48°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
बुध Budha215.84°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati251.63°DhanuMūla P4
शुक्र Śukra195.53°TulāSvātī P3
शनि Śani54.93°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:10 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:21 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:45 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:48 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:17 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 10 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 49 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:57 – 06:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:24 – 07:10
Abhijit Muhūrta11:27 – 12:04
Vijaya Muhūrta13:17 – 13:54
Godhūli Muhūrta16:09 – 16:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:21 – 16:44
Amṛta Kāla16:06 – 17:51
Niśīta Muhūrta23:27 – 00:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:28 – 10:37
Yamaganda12:54 – 14:03
Gulika Kāla07:10 – 08:19
Varjyam07:33 – 07:48
Dur Muhūrta 09:19 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:10 – 08:19 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:19 – 09:28 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:28 – 10:37 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:37 – 11:45 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:45 – 12:54 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha12:54 – 14:03 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:03 – 15:12 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:12 – 16:21 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha16:21 – 18:12 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:12 – 20:03 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:03 – 21:54 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha21:54 – 23:45 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:45 – 01:37 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:37 – 03:28 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:28 – 05:19 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:19 – 07:10 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5133
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874748.27
Julian Day2463213.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2993°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)341.49°
🪷 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 (24.2993°), declination -23.12°, EoT 5.09 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: 2031-12-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)