पञ्चाङ्ग — Houston, USA · May 15, 2026 CE

Also observed today

प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 9.2 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga

राजविद्या राजगुह्यं पवित्रमिदमुत्तमम्।

प्रत्यक्षावगमं धर्म्यं सुसुखं कर्तुमव्ययम्।।9.2।।

"9.2 This is the Premier Science, the Sovereign Secret, the Purest and Best; intuitional, righteous; and to him who practiseth it pleasant beyond measure." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 9.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1433

Malayalam Era: 1202

Nanakshahi: 557

Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Aśvinī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	30.03°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
चन्द्र Candra	4.95°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	2.44°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
बुध Budha	30.08°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	86.66°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra	60.64°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3
शनि Śani	346.51°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:29 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:07 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:18 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	04:09 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	17:06 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 38 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 21 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:40 – 04:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:20 – 05:29
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:50 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:34 – 15:29
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:55 – 19:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:07 – 19:41
Amṛta Kāla	18:52 – 20:37
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:50 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:35 – 12:18
Yamaganda	15:42 – 17:25
Gulika Kāla	07:11 – 08:53
Varjyam	06:03 – 06:25
Dur Muhūrta	08:40 – 09:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:29 – 07:11 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:11 – 08:53 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:53 – 10:35 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:35 – 12:18 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:18 – 14:00 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	14:00 – 15:42 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:42 – 17:25 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	17:25 – 19:07 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	19:07 – 20:25 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	20:25 – 21:42 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:42 – 23:00 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	23:00 – 00:18 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:18 – 01:35 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:35 – 02:53 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:53 – 04:11 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:11 – 05:29 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 29.7604°

Longitude: -95.3698°

Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:

-3101-02-18 — Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872710.27
Julian Day	2461175.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2213°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	335.40°

🪷 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 18.83°, 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: 2026-05-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)