पञ्चाङ्ग — Houston, USA · August 6, 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 2.11 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
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अशोच्यानन्वशोचस्त्वं प्रज्ञावादांश्च भाषसे।

गतासूनगतासूंश्च नानुशोचन्ति पण्डिताः।।2.11।।
"2.11 Lord Shri Krishna said: Why grieve for those for whom no grief is due, and yet profess wisdom? The wise grieve neither for the dead nor the living." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla 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)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya109.64°KarkaAśleṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra249.84°DhanuMūla P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala154.83°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha101.06°KarkaPuṣya P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati78.48°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra72.24°MithunaĀrdrā P2
शनि Śani337.32°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:44 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:11 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:27 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:42 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:54 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 27 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 33 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:56 – 04:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:36 – 05:44
Abhijit Muhūrta12:00 – 12:54
Vijaya Muhūrta14:42 – 15:35
Godhūli Muhūrta18:59 – 19:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:11 – 19:44
Amṛta Kāla18:56 – 20:41
Niśīta Muhūrta00:00 – 00:54

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:27 – 14:08
Yamaganda07:24 – 09:05
Gulika Kāla10:46 – 12:27
Varjyam06:17 – 06:39
Dur Muhūrta 08:52 – 09:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (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):
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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:44 – 07:24 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:24 – 09:05 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:05 – 10:46 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:46 – 12:27 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:27 – 14:08 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:08 – 15:49 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:49 – 17:30 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:30 – 19:11 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:11 – 20:30 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:30 – 21:49 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:49 – 23:08 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:08 – 00:27 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:27 – 01:46 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:46 – 03:05 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:05 – 04:24 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:24 – 05:44 (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)1872428.27
Julian Day2460893.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2106°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)139.76°
🪷 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 (24.2106°), declination 16.67°, EoT -5.59 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: 2025-08-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)