पञ्चाङ्ग — Houston, USA · March 16, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.47 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
योगिनामपि सर्वेषां मद्गतेनान्तरात्मना।

श्रद्धावान्भजते यो मां स मे युक्ततमो मतः।।6.47।।
"6.47 I look upon him as the best of mystics who, full of faith, worshippeth Me and abideth in Me."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.47's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya331.24°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra293.64°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala315.96°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
बुध Budha315.16°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati80.74°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra347.35°MīnaRevatī P1
शनि Śani339.43°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:31 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:31 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:31 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:34 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:27 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 59 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 00 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:55 – 05:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:31 – 06:31
Abhijit Muhūrta12:07 – 12:55
Vijaya Muhūrta14:31 – 15:19
Godhūli Muhūrta18:19 – 18:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:31 – 19:01
Amṛta Kāla18:16 – 20:01
Niśīta Muhūrta00:07 – 00:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:01 – 09:31
Yamaganda11:01 – 12:31
Gulika Kāla14:01 – 15:31
Varjyam07:01 – 07:20
Dur Muhūrta 09:19 – 09:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:31 – 08:01 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:01 – 09:31 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:31 – 11:01 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:01 – 12:31 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:31 – 14:01 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:01 – 15:31 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:31 – 17:01 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:01 – 18:31 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:31 – 20:01 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:01 – 21:31 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:31 – 23:01 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:01 – 00:31 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:31 – 02:01 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:01 – 03:31 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:31 – 05:01 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:01 – 06:31 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872650.27
Julian Day2461115.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2190°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)321.96°
🪷 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 (24.2190°), declination -1.80°, EoT -9.36 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: 2026-03-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)