पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · December 31, 2031 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.13 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
त्रिभिर्गुणमयैर्भावैरेभिः सर्वमिदं जगत्।

मोहितं नाभिजानाति मामेभ्यः परमव्ययम्।।7.13।।
"7.13 The inhabitants of the world, misled by those natures which the Qualities have engendered, know not that I am higher than them all, and that I do not change." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya254.84°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra100.05°KarkaPuṣya P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala306.33°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha235.98°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati255.75°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra217.25°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
शनि Śani53.49°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:19 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:29 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:18 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:51 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 10 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 49 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:05 – 06:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:33 – 07:19
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta13:26 – 14:02
Godhūli Muhūrta16:17 – 16:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:29 – 16:52
Amṛta Kāla16:14 – 17:59
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:54 – 13:03
Yamaganda08:27 – 09:36
Gulika Kāla10:45 – 11:54
Varjyam07:42 – 07:56
Dur Muhūrta 09:27 – 09:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
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 · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:19 – 08:27 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:27 – 09:36 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:36 – 10:45 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:45 – 11:54 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:54 – 13:03 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:03 – 14:11 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:11 – 15:20 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:20 – 16:29 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg16:29 – 18:20 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:20 – 20:11 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:11 – 22:03 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:03 – 23:54 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:54 – 01:45 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:45 – 03:36 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:36 – 05:27 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:27 – 07:19 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5133
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874766.27
Julian Day2463231.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3000°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)208.19°
🪷 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 (24.3000°), declination -23.12°, EoT -3.26 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: 2031-12-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)