पञ्चाङ्ग — Houston, USA · May 14, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.1 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

इदं तु ते गुह्यतमं प्रवक्ष्याम्यनसूयवे।

ज्ञानं विज्ञानसहितं यज्ज्ञात्वा मोक्ष्यसेऽशुभात्।।9.1।।
"9.1 "Lord Shri Krishna said: I will now reveal to thee, since thou doubtest not, that profound mysticism, which when followed by experience, shall liberate thee from sin." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya29.06°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra350.43°MīnaRevatī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala1.69°MeṣaAśvinī P1
बुध Budha27.89°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati86.49°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra59.44°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शनि Śani346.41°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:29 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:06 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:18 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:27 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:59 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 36 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 23 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:40 – 04:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:21 – 05:29
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta14:34 – 15:28
Godhūli Muhūrta18:54 – 19:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:06 – 19:40
Amṛta Kāla18:51 – 20:36
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:00 – 15:42
Yamaganda05:29 – 07:11
Gulika Kāla08:53 – 10:36
Varjyam06:03 – 06:25
Dur Muhūrta 08:40 – 09:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:29 – 07:11 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:11 – 08:53 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:53 – 10:36 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:36 – 12:18 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:18 – 14:00 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:00 – 15:42 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:42 – 17:24 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:24 – 19:06 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta19:06 – 20:24 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:24 – 21:42 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:42 – 23:00 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:00 – 00:18 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:18 – 01:36 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:36 – 02:53 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:53 – 04:11 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:11 – 05:29 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872709.27
Julian Day2461174.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2213°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)322.61°
🪷 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 (24.2213°), declination 18.59°, EoT 3.76 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: 2026-05-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)