पञ्चाङ्ग — Houston, USA · July 22, 2022 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.11 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
अवजानन्ति मां मूढा मानुषीं तनुमाश्रितम्।

परं भावमजानन्तो मम भूतमहेश्वरम्।।9.11।।
"9.11 Fools disregard Me, seeing Me clad in human form. They know not that in My higher nature I am the Lord-God of all." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya95.08°KarkaPuṣya P1
चन्द्र Candra21.54°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala16.96°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
बुध Budha100.76°KarkaPuṣya P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati344.45°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra70.32°MithunaĀrdrā P2
शनि Śani299.48°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:35 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:21 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:28 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:51 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:15 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 46 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 13 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:44 – 04:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:26 – 05:35
Abhijit Muhūrta12:00 – 12:55
Vijaya Muhūrta14:45 – 15:40
Godhūli Muhūrta19:09 – 19:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:21 – 19:55
Amṛta Kāla19:06 – 20:51
Niśīta Muhūrta00:00 – 00:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:44 – 12:28
Yamaganda15:54 – 17:37
Gulika Kāla07:18 – 09:01
Varjyam06:09 – 06:31
Dur Muhūrta 08:47 – 09:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:35 – 07:18 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:18 – 09:01 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:01 – 10:44 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:44 – 12:28 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:28 – 14:11 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:11 – 15:54 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:54 – 17:37 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:37 – 19:21 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:21 – 20:37 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:37 – 21:54 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:54 – 23:11 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:11 – 00:28 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:28 – 01:44 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:44 – 03:01 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:01 – 04:18 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:18 – 05:35 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 29.7604°
Longitude: -95.3698°
Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871317.27
Julian Day2459782.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1681°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)283.89°
🪷 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 (24.1681°), declination 20.31°, EoT -6.10 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: 2022-07-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)