पञ्चाङ्ग — Houston, USA · April 28, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.36 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
सुखं त्विदानीं त्रिविधं श्रृणु मे भरतर्षभ।अभ्यासाद्रमते यत्र दुःखान्तं च निगच्छति।।18.36।।
"18.36 Hear further the three kinds of pleasure. That which increases day after day delivers one from misery," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.36's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya13.81°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra17.16°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala99.65°KarkaPuṣya P2
बुध Budha347.00°MīnaRevatī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati56.52°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra334.05°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani333.43°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:42 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:56 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:19 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:54 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:11 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 14 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 45 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:56 – 04:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:36 – 05:42
Abhijit Muhūrta11:53 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta14:31 – 15:24
Godhūli Muhūrta18:44 – 19:08
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:56 – 19:29
Amṛta Kāla18:41 – 20:26
Niśīta Muhūrta23:53 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:21 – 09:00
Yamaganda10:40 – 12:19
Gulika Kāla13:58 – 15:38
Varjyam06:15 – 06:36
Dur Muhūrta 08:47 – 09:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 Amṛta05:42 – 07:21 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:21 – 09:00 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:00 – 10:40 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:40 – 12:19 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:19 – 13:58 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:58 – 15:38 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:38 – 17:17 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:17 – 18:56 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:56 – 20:17 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:17 – 21:38 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:38 – 22:58 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:58 – 00:19 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:19 – 01:40 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:40 – 03:00 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:00 – 04:21 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:21 – 05:42 (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 Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872328.27
Julian Day2460793.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2067°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)3.02°
🪷 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 (24.2067°), declination 14.18°, EoT 2.49 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: 2025-04-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)