पञ्चाङ्ग — Houston, USA · July 18, 2025 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 1.39 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga

कथं न ज्ञेयमस्माभिः पापादस्मान्निवर्तितुम्।

कुलक्षयकृतं दोषं प्रपश्यद्भिर्जनार्दन।।1.39।।

"1.39 Should not we, whose eyes are open, who consider it to be wrong to annihilate our house, turn away from so great a crime?" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 1.39'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 Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Aśvinī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	91.48°	Karka	Punarvasu P4
चन्द्र Candra	1.60°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	143.22°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha	111.09°	Karka	Aśleṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	74.37°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P3
शुक्र Śukra	50.38°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P4
शनि Śani	337.78°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:32 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:22 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:27 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	00:02 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	12:54 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 49 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 10 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:42 – 04:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:23 – 05:32
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:00 – 12:55
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:46 – 15:41
Godhūli Muhūrta	19:10 – 19:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:22 – 19:57
Amṛta Kāla	19:07 – 20:52
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:00 – 00:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:44 – 12:27
Yamaganda	15:55 – 17:39
Gulika Kāla	07:16 – 09:00
Varjyam	06:07 – 06:29
Dur Muhūrta	08:46 – 09:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:32 – 07:16 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:16 – 09:00 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	09:00 – 10:44 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:44 – 12:27 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:27 – 14:11 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	14:11 – 15:55 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:55 – 17:39 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	17:39 – 19:22 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	19:22 – 20:39 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	20:39 – 21:55 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:55 – 23:11 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	23:11 – 00:27 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:27 – 01:44 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:44 – 03:00 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	03:00 – 04:16 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:16 – 05:32 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 29.7604°

Longitude: -95.3698°

Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

-3101-02-18 — Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872409.27
Julian Day	2460874.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2098°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	271.37°

🪷 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 (24.2098°), declination 21.00°, EoT -5.86 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: 2025-07-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)