पञ्चाङ्ग — Houston, USA · January 6, 2025 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 14.23 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
उदासीनवदासीनो गुणैर्यो न विचाल्यते।गुणा वर्तन्त इत्येव योऽवतिष्ठति नेङ्गते।।14.23।।
"14.23 He who maintains an attitude of indifference, who is not disturbed by the Qualities, who realises that it is only they who act, and remains calm;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya261.76°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra339.24°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala95.58°KarkaPuṣya P1
बुध Budha242.01°DhanuMūla P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati48.47°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra308.51°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शनि Śani320.82°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:18 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:37 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:27 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:31 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:43 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 19 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 40 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:55 – 06:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:26 – 07:18
Abhijit Muhūrta12:07 – 12:48
Vijaya Muhūrta14:11 – 14:52
Godhūli Muhūrta17:25 – 17:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:37 – 18:03
Amṛta Kāla17:22 – 19:07
Niśīta Muhūrta00:07 – 00:48

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:35 – 09:53
Yamaganda11:10 – 12:27
Gulika Kāla13:45 – 15:02
Varjyam07:44 – 08:00
Dur Muhūrta 09:42 – 10:03

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
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):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:18 – 08:35 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:35 – 09:53 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:53 – 11:10 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:10 – 12:27 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:27 – 13:45 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:45 – 15:02 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:02 – 16:19 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:19 – 17:37 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:37 – 19:19 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:19 – 21:02 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:02 – 22:45 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:45 – 00:27 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:27 – 02:10 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:10 – 03:53 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:53 – 05:35 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:35 – 07:18 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872216.27
Julian Day2460681.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2024°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)77.49°
🪷 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 (24.2024°), declination -22.48°, EoT -5.88 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: 2025-01-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)