पञ्चाङ्ग — Houston, USA · September 22, 2026 CE

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कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति · Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)Pan-Hindu
एकादशी · EkādaśīVaishnava

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 12.1 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga

अर्जुन उवाचएवं सततयुक्ता ये भक्तास्त्वां पर्युपासते।येचाप्यक्षरमव्यक्तं तेषां के योगवित्तमाः।।12.1।।

"12.1 "Arjuna asked: My Lord! Which are the better devotees who worship Thee, those who try to know Thee as a Personal God, or those who worship Thee as Impersonal and Indestructible?" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 12.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1433

Malayalam Era: 1202

Nanakshahi: 557

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	154.84°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra	279.65°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	91.83°	Karka	Punarvasu P4
बुध Budha	173.36°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	113.50°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra	191.71°	Tulā	Svātī P2
शनि Śani	348.08°	Mīna	Revatī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:09 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:18 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:13 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	15:16 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	01:49 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 09 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 50 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:31 – 05:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:08 – 06:09
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:49 – 12:38
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:15 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:06 – 18:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:18 – 18:48
Amṛta Kāla	18:03 – 19:48
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:49 – 00:38

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:16 – 16:47
Yamaganda	09:11 – 10:42
Gulika Kāla	12:13 – 13:45
Varjyam	06:39 – 06:59
Dur Muhūrta	08:59 – 09:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	06:09 – 07:40 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:40 – 09:11 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	09:11 – 10:42 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:42 – 12:13 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:13 – 13:45 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:45 – 15:16 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:16 – 16:47 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:47 – 18:18 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:18 – 19:47 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:47 – 21:16 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:16 – 22:45 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:45 – 00:13 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:13 – 01:42 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:42 – 03:11 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:11 – 04:40 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:40 – 06:09 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 29.7604°

Longitude: -95.3698°

Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872840.27
Julian Day	2461305.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2263°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	124.75°

🪷 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 (24.2263°), declination 0.37°, EoT 8.08 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: 2026-09-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)