पञ्चाङ्ग — Houston, USA · August 7, 2029 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.71 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
विहाय कामान्यः सर्वान्पुमांश्चरति निःस्पृहः।

निर्ममो निरहंकारः स शांतिमधिगच्छति।।2.71।।
"2.71 He attains Peace who, giving up desire, moves through the world without aspiration, possessing nothing which he can call his own, and free from pride." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.71's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1436
Malayalam Era: 1205
Nanakshahi: 560
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya110.58°KarkaAśleṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra72.44°MithunaĀrdrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala184.96°TulāCitrā P4
बुध Budha134.42°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati177.31°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra145.05°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani29.89°MeṣaKṛttikā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:44 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:10 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:27 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:54 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:54 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 25 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 34 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:57 – 04:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:37 – 05:44
Abhijit Muhūrta12:00 – 12:54
Vijaya Muhūrta14:41 – 15:35
Godhūli Muhūrta18:58 – 19:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:10 – 19:43
Amṛta Kāla18:55 – 20:40
Niśīta Muhūrta00:00 – 00:54

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:48 – 17:29
Yamaganda09:06 – 10:46
Gulika Kāla12:27 – 14:08
Varjyam06:18 – 06:39
Dur Muhūrta 08:52 – 09:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:44 – 07:25 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:25 – 09:06 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:06 – 10:46 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:46 – 12:27 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:27 – 14:08 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:08 – 15:48 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:48 – 17:29 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:29 – 19:10 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:10 – 20:29 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:29 – 21:48 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:48 – 23:08 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:08 – 00:27 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:27 – 01:46 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:46 – 03:06 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:06 – 04:25 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:25 – 05:44 (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 Time

Kali Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873890.27
Julian Day2462355.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2665°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)321.83°
🪷 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 (24.2665°), declination 16.38°, EoT -5.48 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: 2029-08-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)