पञ्चाङ्ग — Houston, USA · June 17, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: मिथुन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mithuna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Gemini.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.8 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
भवान्भीष्मश्च कर्णश्च कृपश्च समितिञ्जयः।

अश्वत्थामा विकर्णश्च सौमदत्तिस्तथैव च।।1.8।।
"1.8 You come first; then Bheeshma, Karna, Kripa, great soldiers; Ashwaththama, Vikarna and the son of Somadhatta;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya61.92°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
चन्द्र Candra309.60°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala125.22°SiṃhaMaghā P2
बुध Budha80.67°MithunaPunarvasu P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati67.35°MithunaĀrdrā P1
शुक्र Śukra16.47°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शनि Śani337.24°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:21 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:24 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:22 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:13 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:32 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 03 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 56 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:28 – 04:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:10 – 05:21
Abhijit Muhūrta11:54 – 12:50
Vijaya Muhūrta14:43 – 15:39
Godhūli Muhūrta19:12 – 19:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:24 – 19:59
Amṛta Kāla19:09 – 20:54
Niśīta Muhūrta23:54 – 00:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:53 – 17:38
Yamaganda08:51 – 10:37
Gulika Kāla12:22 – 14:07
Varjyam05:56 – 06:18
Dur Muhūrta 08:37 – 09:05

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
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 Roga05:21 – 07:06 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:06 – 08:51 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:51 – 10:37 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:37 – 12:22 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:22 – 14:07 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:07 – 15:53 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:53 – 17:38 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:38 – 19:24 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:24 – 20:38 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:38 – 21:53 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:53 – 23:07 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:07 – 00:22 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:22 – 01:37 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:37 – 02:51 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:51 – 04:06 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:06 – 05:21 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872378.27
Julian Day2460843.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2086°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)249.99°
🪷 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 (24.2086°), declination 23.38°, EoT -0.61 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: 2025-06-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)