पञ्चाङ्ग — Houston, USA · October 31, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.25 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
सक्ताः कर्मण्यविद्वांसो यथा कुर्वन्ति भारत।

कुर्याद्विद्वांस्तथासक्तश्िचकीर्षुर्लोकसंग्रहम्।।3.25।।
"3.25 As the ignorant act, because of their fondness for action, so should the wise act without such attachment, fixing their eyes, O Arjuna, only on the welfare of the world." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya193.66°TulāSvātī P3
चन्द्र Candra299.80°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala212.21°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
बुध Budha217.17°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati90.59°KarkaPunarvasu P4
शुक्र Śukra176.81°KanyāCitrā P2
शनि Śani331.70°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:34 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:36 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:05 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:38 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:41 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 01 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 58 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:06 – 05:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:39 – 06:34
Abhijit Muhūrta11:43 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta13:55 – 14:39
Godhūli Muhūrta17:24 – 17:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:36 – 18:03
Amṛta Kāla17:21 – 19:06
Niśīta Muhūrta23:43 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:42 – 12:05
Yamaganda14:50 – 16:13
Gulika Kāla07:57 – 09:20
Varjyam07:02 – 07:19
Dur Muhūrta 09:09 – 09:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:34 – 07:57 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:57 – 09:20 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:20 – 10:42 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:42 – 12:05 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:05 – 13:28 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:28 – 14:50 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:50 – 16:13 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:13 – 17:36 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:36 – 19:13 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:13 – 20:50 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:50 – 22:28 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:28 – 00:05 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:05 – 01:42 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:42 – 03:20 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:20 – 04:57 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:57 – 06:34 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872514.27
Julian Day2460979.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2138°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)109.59°
🪷 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 (24.2138°), declination -14.13°, EoT 16.45 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: 2025-10-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)