पञ्चाङ्ग — Houston, USA · February 8, 2027 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.14 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
देवद्विजगुरुप्राज्ञपूजनं शौचमार्जवम्।ब्रह्मचर्यमहिंसा च शारीरं तप उच्यते।।17.14।।
"17.14 Worship of God and the Master; respect for the preacher and the philosopher; purity, rectitude, continence and harmlessness - all this is physical austerity." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2084 Raudra
Śaka Saṁvat: 1949 Plavaṅga
Bengali Saṁvat: 1434
Malayalam Era: 1203
Nanakshahi: 558
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya294.80°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra310.01°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala130.55°SiṃhaMaghā P4
बुध Budha311.16°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati117.98°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra250.44°DhanuMūla P4
शनि Śani346.73°MīnaRevatī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:07 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:04 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:36 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:57 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:16 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 56 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 03 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:40 – 06:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:13 – 07:07
Abhijit Muhūrta12:14 – 12:58
Vijaya Muhūrta14:25 – 15:09
Godhūli Muhūrta17:52 – 18:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:04 – 18:32
Amṛta Kāla17:49 – 19:34
Niśīta Muhūrta00:14 – 00:58

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:30 – 09:52
Yamaganda11:14 – 12:36
Gulika Kāla13:58 – 15:20
Varjyam07:35 – 07:52
Dur Muhūrta 09:41 – 10:03

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:07 – 08:30 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:30 – 09:52 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:52 – 11:14 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:14 – 12:36 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:36 – 13:58 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:58 – 15:20 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:20 – 16:42 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:42 – 18:04 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:04 – 19:42 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:42 – 21:20 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:20 – 22:58 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:58 – 00:36 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:36 – 02:14 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:14 – 03:52 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:52 – 05:30 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:30 – 07:07 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872979.27
Julian Day2461444.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2316°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)16.52°
🪷 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 (24.2316°), declination -15.12°, EoT -14.45 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: 2027-02-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)