पञ्चाङ्ग — Houston, USA · December 1, 2026 CE

Also observed today

वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति · Vṛścika SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 14.16 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

कर्मणः सुकृतस्याहुः सात्त्विकं निर्मलं फलम्।रजसस्तु फलं दुःखमज्ञानं तमसः फलम्।।14.16।।

"14.16 They say the fruit of a meritorious action is spotless and full of purity; the outcome of Passion is misery, and of Ignorance darkness." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 14.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1433

Malayalam Era: 1202

Nanakshahi: 557

Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Maghā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	224.61°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P4
चन्द्र Candra	131.94°	Siṃha	Maghā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	127.35°	Siṃha	Maghā P3
बुध Budha	207.39°	Tulā	Viśākhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	122.34°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
शुक्र Śukra	183.40°	Tulā	Citrā P4
शनि Śani	343.84°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	07:00 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:23 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:11 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	23:37 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	12:25 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 22 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 37 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:37 – 06:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	06:08 – 07:00
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:51 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:55 – 14:37
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:11 – 17:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:23 – 17:49
Amṛta Kāla	17:08 – 18:53
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:51 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:47 – 16:05
Yamaganda	09:36 – 10:53
Gulika Kāla	12:11 – 13:29
Varjyam	07:26 – 07:42
Dur Muhūrta	09:25 – 09:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: West

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	07:00 – 08:18 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	08:18 – 09:36 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	09:36 – 10:53 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:53 – 12:11 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:11 – 13:29 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:29 – 14:47 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:47 – 16:05 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:05 – 17:23 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	17:23 – 19:05 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:05 – 20:47 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:47 – 22:29 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:29 – 00:11 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:11 – 01:53 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:53 – 03:36 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:36 – 05:18 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	05:18 – 07:00 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Maghā alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872910.27
Julian Day	2461375.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2290°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	264.16°

🪷 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 (24.2290°), declination -21.77°, EoT 10.13 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: 2026-12-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)