पञ्चाङ्ग — Houston, USA · March 27, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.4 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
निश्चयं श्रृणु मे तत्र त्यागे भरतसत्तम।त्यागो हि पुरुषव्याघ्र त्रिविधः संप्रकीर्तितः।।18.4।।
"18.4 O best of Indians! Listen to my judgment as regards this problem. It has a threefold aspect." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya342.42°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra309.07°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala87.46°MithunaPunarvasu P3
बुध Budha338.08°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati50.98°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra335.68°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani329.78°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:18 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:37 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:27 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:35 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:53 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 19 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 40 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:39 – 05:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:16 – 06:18
Abhijit Muhūrta12:03 – 12:52
Vijaya Muhūrta14:31 – 15:20
Godhūli Muhūrta18:25 – 18:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:37 – 19:08
Amṛta Kāla18:22 – 20:07
Niśīta Muhūrta00:03 – 00:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:00 – 15:32
Yamaganda06:18 – 07:50
Gulika Kāla09:22 – 10:55
Varjyam06:48 – 07:08
Dur Muhūrta 09:10 – 09:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
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 Śubha06:18 – 07:50 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:50 – 09:22 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:22 – 10:55 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:55 – 12:27 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:27 – 14:00 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:00 – 15:32 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:32 – 17:05 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:05 – 18:37 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:37 – 20:05 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:05 – 21:32 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:32 – 23:00 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:00 – 00:27 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:27 – 01:55 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:55 – 03:22 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:22 – 04:50 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:50 – 06:18 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872296.27
Julian Day2460761.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2055°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)327.37°
🪷 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 (24.2055°), declination 2.63°, EoT -5.94 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: 2025-03-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)