पञ्चाङ्ग — Houston, USA · July 23, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.44 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
उत्सन्नकुलधर्माणां मनुष्याणां जनार्दन।

नरकेऽनियतं वासो भवतीत्यनुशुश्रुम।।1.44।।
"1.44 The wise say, my Lord, that they are forever lost, whose ancient traditions are lost." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.44'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 Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya96.26°KarkaPuṣya P1
चन्द्र Candra73.19°MithunaĀrdrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala146.23°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha110.10°KarkaAśleṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati75.47°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शुक्र Śukra56.07°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शनि Śani337.71°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:35 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:20 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:28 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:56 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:55 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 44 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 15 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:45 – 04:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:27 – 05:35
Abhijit Muhūrta12:00 – 12:55
Vijaya Muhūrta14:45 – 15:40
Godhūli Muhūrta19:08 – 19:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:20 – 19:54
Amṛta Kāla19:05 – 20:50
Niśīta Muhūrta00:00 – 00:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:28 – 14:11
Yamaganda07:18 – 09:01
Gulika Kāla10:45 – 12:28
Varjyam06:10 – 06:32
Dur Muhūrta 08:48 – 09:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:35 – 07:18 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:18 – 09:01 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:01 – 10:45 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:45 – 12:28 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:28 – 14:11 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:11 – 15:54 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:54 – 17:37 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:37 – 19:20 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:20 – 20:37 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:37 – 21:54 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:54 – 23:11 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:11 – 00:28 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:28 – 01:45 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:45 – 03:01 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:01 – 04:18 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:18 – 05:35 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872414.27
Julian Day2460879.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2100°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)338.70°
🪷 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 (24.2100°), declination 20.05°, EoT -6.13 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: 2025-07-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)