पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · April 30, 2033 CE

Also observed today

वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 2.31 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga

स्वधर्ममपि चावेक्ष्य न विकम्पितुमर्हसि।

धर्म्याद्धि युद्धाछ्रेयोऽन्यत्क्षत्रियस्य न विद्यते।।2.31।।

"2.31 Thou must look at thy duty. Nothing can be more welcome to a soldier than a righteous war. Therefore to waver in this resolve is unworthy, O Arjuna!" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 2.31's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2090 Akṣaya

Śaka Saṁvat: 1955 Pramādī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1440

Malayalam Era: 1209

Nanakshahi: 564

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	15.71°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra	28.44°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	253.66°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha	6.47°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	307.85°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra	333.92°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani	68.69°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:48 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:47 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:48 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	05:26 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	19:52 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 59 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 00 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	02:56 – 03:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:38 – 04:48
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:20 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:08 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:35 – 18:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:47 – 19:22
Amṛta Kāla	18:32 – 20:17
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:20 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:18 – 10:03
Yamaganda	13:33 – 15:18
Gulika Kāla	04:48 – 06:33
Varjyam	05:23 – 05:45
Dur Muhūrta	08:04 – 08:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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	04:48 – 06:33 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	06:33 – 08:18 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:18 – 10:03 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:03 – 11:48 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:48 – 13:33 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:33 – 15:18 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:18 – 17:02 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	17:02 – 18:47 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:47 – 20:02 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	20:02 – 21:18 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:18 – 22:33 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:33 – 23:48 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:48 – 01:03 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:03 – 02:18 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:18 – 03:33 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	03:33 – 04:48 (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 Śukla Dvitīyā + 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	5135
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1875252.27
Julian Day	2463717.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.3186°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	13.31°

🪷 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 (24.3186°), declination 14.82°, EoT 2.79 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: 2033-04-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)