पञ्चाङ्ग — Houston, USA · May 18, 2026 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 9.5 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga

न च मत्स्थानि भूतानि पश्य मे योगमैश्वरम्।

भूतभृन्न च भूतस्थो ममात्मा भूतभावनः।।9.5।।

"9.5 Nevertheless, they do not consciously abide in Me. Such is My Divine Sovereignty that though I, the Supreme Self, am the cause and upholder of all, yet I remain outside." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 9.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla 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)	Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Rohiṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	32.92°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
चन्द्र Candra	50.22°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	4.71°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
बुध Budha	36.66°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	87.16°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P3
शुक्र Śukra	64.23°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P4
शनि Śani	346.81°	Mīna	Revatī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:27 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:09 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:18 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	06:29 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	20:25 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 41 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 18 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:37 – 04:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:18 – 05:27
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:50 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:35 – 15:30
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:57 – 19:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:09 – 19:43
Amṛta Kāla	18:54 – 20:39
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:50 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:10 – 08:52
Yamaganda	10:35 – 12:18
Gulika Kāla	14:01 – 15:43
Varjyam	06:01 – 06:23
Dur Muhūrta	08:39 – 09:06

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	05:27 – 07:10 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:10 – 08:52 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:52 – 10:35 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:35 – 12:18 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	12:18 – 14:01 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	14:01 – 15:43 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:43 – 17:26 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	17:26 – 19:09 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	19:09 – 20:26 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	20:26 – 21:43 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:43 – 23:01 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	23:01 – 00:18 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	00:18 – 01:35 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:35 – 02:52 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:52 – 04:10 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:10 – 05:27 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 29.7604°

Longitude: -95.3698°

Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Dvitīyā + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872713.27
Julian Day	2461178.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2215°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	15.45°

🪷 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 (24.2215°), declination 19.52°, EoT 3.69 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: 2026-05-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)