पञ्चाङ्ग — Houston, USA · February 7, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.10 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
योगी युञ्जीत सततमात्मानं रहसि स्थितः।

एकाकी यतचित्तात्मा निराशीरपरिग्रहः।।6.10।।
"6.10 Let the student of spirituality try unceasingly to concentrate his mind; Let him live in seclusion, absolutely alone, with mind and personality controlled, free from desire and without possessions." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.10's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya294.05°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra176.55°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala286.85°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
बुध Budha305.57°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati82.35°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra301.19°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani335.12°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:08 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:04 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:36 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:02 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:30 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 55 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 04 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:41 – 06:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:13 – 07:08
Abhijit Muhūrta12:14 – 12:58
Vijaya Muhūrta14:25 – 15:09
Godhūli Muhūrta17:52 – 18:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:04 – 18:31
Amṛta Kāla17:49 – 19:34
Niśīta Muhūrta00:14 – 00:58

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:52 – 11:14
Yamaganda13:58 – 15:20
Gulika Kāla07:08 – 08:30
Varjyam07:35 – 07:53
Dur Muhūrta 09:41 – 10:03

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
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):
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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:08 – 08:30 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:30 – 09:52 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:52 – 11:14 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:14 – 12:36 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:36 – 13:58 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:58 – 15:20 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:20 – 16:42 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:42 – 18:04 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:04 – 19:42 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:42 – 21:20 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:20 – 22:58 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:58 – 00:36 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:36 – 02:14 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:14 – 03:52 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:52 – 05:30 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:30 – 07:08 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872613.27
Julian Day2461078.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2176°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)242.76°
🪷 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 (24.2176°), declination -15.35°, EoT -14.38 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: 2026-02-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)