पञ्चाङ्ग — Houston, USA · July 22, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.36 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
द्यूतं छलयतामस्मि तेजस्तेजस्विनामहम्।

जयोऽस्मि व्यवसायोऽस्मि सत्त्वं सत्त्ववतामहम्।।10.36।।
"10.36 I am the Gambling of the cheat and the Splendour of the splendid; I am Victory; I am Effort; and I am the Purity of the pure." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.36's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya95.06°KarkaPuṣya P1
चन्द्र Candra191.58°TulāSvātī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala51.70°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
बुध Budha81.74°MithunaPunarvasu P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati100.34°KarkaPuṣya P3
शुक्र Śukra138.91°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani350.56°MīnaRevatī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:35 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:21 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:28 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:22 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:25 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 46 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 13 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:44 – 04:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:26 – 05:35
Abhijit Muhūrta12:00 – 12:55
Vijaya Muhūrta14:45 – 15:40
Godhūli Muhūrta19:09 – 19:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:21 – 19:55
Amṛta Kāla19:06 – 20:51
Niśīta Muhūrta00:00 – 00:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:28 – 14:11
Yamaganda07:18 – 09:01
Gulika Kāla10:44 – 12:28
Varjyam06:09 – 06:31
Dur Muhūrta 08:47 – 09:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:35 – 07:18 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:18 – 09:01 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:01 – 10:44 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:44 – 12:28 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:28 – 14:11 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:11 – 15:54 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:54 – 17:37 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:37 – 19:21 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:21 – 20:37 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:37 – 21:54 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:54 – 23:11 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:11 – 00:28 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:28 – 01:44 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:44 – 03:01 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:01 – 04:18 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:18 – 05:35 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Svātī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872778.27
Julian Day2461243.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2239°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)94.59°
🪷 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 (24.2239°), declination 20.30°, EoT -6.10 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: 2026-07-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)