पञ्चाङ्ग — Houston, USA · June 7, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: निर्जला एकादशी — Nirjalā Ekādaśī
Strictest Ekādaśī (no water for 24 hours); Bhīma's vrata. Confers fruit of all 24 Ekādaśīs.

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: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya52.36°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra185.07°TulāCitrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala119.70°KarkaAśleṣā P4
बुध Budha61.49°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati65.08°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
शुक्र Śukra6.26°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शनि Śani336.74°MīnaUttara 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)15:34 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:48 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 59 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 00 Mins 22 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 Kāla08:50 – 10:35
Yamaganda14:05 – 15:50
Gulika Kāla05:20 – 07:05
Varjyam05:55 – 06:18
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 09:04

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (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):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:20 – 07:05 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:05 – 08:50 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:50 – 10:35 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:35 – 12:20 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:20 – 14:05 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:05 – 15:50 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:50 – 17:35 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:35 – 19:20 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:20 – 20:35 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:35 – 21:50 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:50 – 23:05 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:05 – 00:20 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:20 – 01:35 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:35 – 02:50 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:50 – 04:05 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:05 – 05:20 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872368.27
Julian Day2460833.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2083°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)131.07°
🪷 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 (24.2083°), declination 22.76°, 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: 2025-06-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)