पञ्चाङ्ग — Houston, USA · July 17, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.38 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
यद्यप्येते न पश्यन्ति लोभोपहतचेतसः।

कुलक्षयकृतं दोषं मित्रद्रोहे च पातकम्।।1.38।।
"1.38 Although these men, blinded by greed, see no guilt in destroying their kin, or fighting against their friends," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.38's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya90.53°KarkaPunarvasu P4
चन्द्र Candra347.55°MīnaRevatī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala142.62°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha111.04°KarkaAśleṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati74.14°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शुक्र Śukra49.24°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शनि Śani337.78°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:32 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:23 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:27 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:22 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:49 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 50 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 09 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:41 – 04:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:23 – 05:32
Abhijit Muhūrta12:00 – 12:55
Vijaya Muhūrta14:46 – 15:41
Godhūli Muhūrta19:11 – 19:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:23 – 19:57
Amṛta Kāla19:08 – 20:53
Niśīta Muhūrta00:00 – 00:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:11 – 15:55
Yamaganda05:32 – 07:16
Gulika Kāla09:00 – 10:43
Varjyam06:06 – 06:29
Dur Muhūrta 08:46 – 09:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:32 – 07:16 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:16 – 09:00 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:00 – 10:43 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:43 – 12:27 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:27 – 14:11 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:11 – 15:55 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:55 – 17:39 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:39 – 19:23 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta19:23 – 20:39 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:39 – 21:55 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:55 – 23:11 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:11 – 00:27 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:27 – 01:43 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:43 – 03:00 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:00 – 04:16 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:16 – 05:32 (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 Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872408.27
Julian Day2460873.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2098°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)258.06°
🪷 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 (24.2098°), declination 21.18°, EoT -5.77 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: 2025-07-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)