पञ्चाङ्ग — Houston, USA · June 7, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.24 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अग्निर्ज्योतिरहः शुक्लः षण्मासा उत्तरायणम्।

तत्र प्रयाता गच्छन्ति ब्रह्म ब्रह्मविदो जनाः।।8.24।।
"8.24 If knowing the Supreme Spirit the sage goes forth with fire and light, in the daytime, in the fortnight of the waxing moon and in the six months before the Northern summer solstice, he will attain the Supreme." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya52.61°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra59.19°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala3.85°MeṣaAśvinī P2
बुध Budha42.90°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati38.65°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
शुक्र Śukra52.93°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शनि Śani324.89°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:20 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:20 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:20 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:46 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:46 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 59 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 00 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:28 – 04:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:10 – 05:20
Abhijit Muhūrta11:52 – 12:48
Vijaya Muhūrta14:40 – 15:36
Godhūli Muhūrta19:08 – 19:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:20 – 19:55
Amṛta Kāla19:05 – 20:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:52 – 00:48

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:35 – 12:20
Yamaganda15:50 – 17:35
Gulika Kāla07:05 – 08:50
Varjyam05:55 – 06:18
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 09:04

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:20 – 07:05 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:05 – 08:50 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:50 – 10:35 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:35 – 12:20 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:20 – 14:05 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:05 – 15:50 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:50 – 17:35 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:35 – 19:20 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:20 – 20:35 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:35 – 21:50 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:50 – 23:05 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:05 – 00:20 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:20 – 01:35 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:35 – 02:50 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:50 – 04:05 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:05 – 05:20 (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 Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872003.27
Julian Day2460468.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1943°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)8.45°
🪷 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 (24.1943°), declination 22.78°, EoT 1.37 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: 2024-06-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)