पञ्चाङ्ग — Houston, USA · May 12, 2027 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.1 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
धृतराष्ट्र उवाच

धर्मक्षेत्रे कुरुक्षेत्रे समवेता युयुत्सवः।

मामकाः पाण्डवाश्चैव किमकुर्वत सञ्जय।।1.1।।
"1.1 The King Dhritarashtra asked: "O Sanjaya! What happened on the sacred battlefield of Kurukshetra, when my people gathered against the Pandavas?"" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2084 Raudra
Śaka Saṁvat: 1949 Plavaṅga
Bengali Saṁvat: 1434
Malayalam Era: 1203
Nanakshahi: 558
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya26.88°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra101.73°KarkaPuṣya P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala124.46°SiṃhaMaghā P2
बुध Budha41.21°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati113.80°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra1.96°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शनि Śani357.69°MīnaRevatī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:31 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:05 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:18 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:29 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:05 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 34 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 25 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:42 – 04:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:23 – 05:31
Abhijit Muhūrta11:51 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta14:33 – 15:28
Godhūli Muhūrta18:53 – 19:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:05 – 19:39
Amṛta Kāla18:50 – 20:35
Niśīta Muhūrta23:51 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:18 – 14:00
Yamaganda07:12 – 08:54
Gulika Kāla10:36 – 12:18
Varjyam06:05 – 06:26
Dur Muhūrta 08:41 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:31 – 07:12 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:12 – 08:54 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:54 – 10:36 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:36 – 12:18 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:18 – 14:00 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:00 – 15:41 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:41 – 17:23 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:23 – 19:05 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:05 – 20:23 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:23 – 21:41 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:41 – 23:00 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:00 – 00:18 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:18 – 01:36 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:36 – 02:54 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:54 – 04:12 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:12 – 05:31 (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 Time

Kali Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873072.27
Julian Day2461537.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2352°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)72.98°
🪷 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 (24.2352°), declination 18.04°, EoT 3.74 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: 2027-05-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)