पञ्चाङ्ग — Houston, USA · August 11, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.14 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
ततः स विस्मयाविष्टो हृष्टरोमा धनञ्जयः।

प्रणम्य शिरसा देवं कृताञ्जलिरभाषत।।11.14।।
"11.14 Thereupon Arjuna, dumb with awe, his hair on end, his head bowed, his hands clasped in salutation, addressed the Lord thus:" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya114.19°KarkaAśleṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra91.01°KarkaPunarvasu P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala65.22°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
बुध Budha97.61°KarkaPuṣya P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati104.75°KarkaPuṣya P4
शुक्र Śukra159.65°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani350.37°MīnaRevatī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:46 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:06 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:26 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:00 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:48 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 20 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 39 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:00 – 04:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:40 – 05:46
Abhijit Muhūrta12:00 – 12:53
Vijaya Muhūrta14:40 – 15:33
Godhūli Muhūrta18:54 – 19:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:06 – 19:40
Amṛta Kāla18:51 – 20:36
Niśīta Muhūrta00:00 – 00:53

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:46 – 17:26
Yamaganda09:06 – 10:46
Gulika Kāla12:26 – 14:06
Varjyam06:20 – 06:41
Dur Muhūrta 08:53 – 09:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:46 – 07:26 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:26 – 09:06 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:06 – 10:46 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:46 – 12:26 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:26 – 14:06 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:06 – 15:46 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:46 – 17:26 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:26 – 19:06 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:06 – 20:26 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:26 – 21:46 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:46 – 23:06 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:06 – 00:26 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:26 – 01:46 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:46 – 03:06 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:06 – 04:26 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:26 – 05:46 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872798.27
Julian Day2461263.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2247°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)338.70°
🪷 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 (24.2247°), declination 15.31°, EoT -4.91 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: 2026-08-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)