पञ्चाङ्ग — Houston, USA · January 27, 2026 CE

Also observed today

पोङ्गल · Pongal / Thai PongalRegional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 5.28 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga

यतेन्द्रियमनोबुद्धिर्मुनिर्मोक्षपरायणः।

विगतेच्छाभयक्रोधो यः सदा मुक्त एव सः।।5.28।।

"5.28 Governing sense, mind and intellect, intent on liberation, free from desire, fear and anger, the sage is forever free." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 5.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1433

Malayalam Era: 1202

Nanakshahi: 557

Solar Month: Makara (Tai)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Bharaṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	282.88°	Makara	Śravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra	23.85°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	278.24°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha	286.25°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	83.57°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra	287.39°	Makara	Śravaṇa P3
शनि Śani	334.04°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	07:14 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:54 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:34 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:34 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	02:02 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 40 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 19 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:49 – 06:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	06:21 – 07:14
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:13 – 12:56
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:21 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:42 – 18:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:54 – 18:21
Amṛta Kāla	17:39 – 19:24
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:13 – 00:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:14 – 16:34
Yamaganda	09:54 – 11:14
Gulika Kāla	12:34 – 13:54
Varjyam	07:41 – 07:58
Dur Muhūrta	09:44 – 10:05

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	07:14 – 08:34 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	08:34 – 09:54 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	09:54 – 11:14 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	11:14 – 12:34 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:34 – 13:54 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:54 – 15:14 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:14 – 16:34 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:34 – 17:54 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	17:54 – 19:34 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:34 – 21:14 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:14 – 22:54 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:54 – 00:34 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:34 – 02:14 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	02:14 – 03:54 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:54 – 05:34 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	05:34 – 07:14 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 29.7604°

Longitude: -95.3698°

Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Bharaṇī alignment also occurred on:

-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872602.27
Julian Day	2461067.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2172°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	103.00°

🪷 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 (24.2172°), declination -18.50°, EoT -12.76 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: 2026-01-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)