पञ्चाङ्ग — Houston, USA · July 7, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: मिथुन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mithuna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Gemini.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.76 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
राजन्संस्मृत्य संस्मृत्य संवादमिममद्भुतम्।केशवार्जुनयोः पुण्यं हृष्यामि च मुहुर्मुहुः।।18.76।।
"18.76 O King! The more I think of that marvellous and holy discourse, the more I lose myself in joy." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.76's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya80.53°MithunaPunarvasu P1
चन्द्र Candra310.36°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala123.40°SiṃhaMaghā P2
बुध Budha87.13°MithunaPunarvasu P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati16.14°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra119.70°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शनि Śani312.80°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:27 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:25 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:26 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:05 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:25 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 58 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 01 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:35 – 04:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:17 – 05:27
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:54
Vijaya Muhūrta14:46 – 15:42
Godhūli Muhūrta19:13 – 19:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:25 – 20:00
Amṛta Kāla19:10 – 20:55
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:54

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:41 – 12:26
Yamaganda15:56 – 17:41
Gulika Kāla07:11 – 08:56
Varjyam06:02 – 06:24
Dur Muhūrta 08:42 – 09:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:27 – 07:11 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:11 – 08:56 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:56 – 10:41 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:41 – 12:26 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:26 – 14:11 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:11 – 15:56 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:56 – 17:41 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:41 – 19:25 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:25 – 20:41 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:41 – 21:56 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:56 – 23:11 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:11 – 00:26 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:26 – 01:41 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:41 – 02:56 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:56 – 04:11 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:11 – 05:27 (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 Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871667.27
Julian Day2460132.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1815°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)226.87°
🪷 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 (24.1815°), declination 22.62°, EoT -4.52 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: 2023-07-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)