पञ्चाङ्ग — Houston, USA · August 8, 2029 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.72 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
एषा ब्राह्मी स्थितिः पार्थ नैनां प्राप्य विमुह्यति।

स्थित्वाऽस्यामन्तकालेऽपि ब्रह्मनिर्वाणमृच्छति।।2.72।।
"2.72 O Arjuna! This is the state of the Self, the Supreme Spirit, to which if a man once attain, it shall never be taken from him. Even at the time of leaving the body, he will remain firmly enthroned there, and will become one with the Eternal."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.72'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 Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya111.54°KarkaAśleṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra85.57°MithunaPunarvasu P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala185.55°TulāCitrā P4
बुध Budha135.82°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati177.45°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra146.24°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani29.94°MeṣaKṛttikā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:45 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:09 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:27 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:47 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:39 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 24 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 35 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:58 – 04:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:38 – 05:45
Abhijit Muhūrta12:00 – 12:54
Vijaya Muhūrta14:41 – 15:34
Godhūli Muhūrta18:57 – 19:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:09 – 19:42
Amṛta Kāla18:54 – 20:39
Niśīta Muhūrta00:00 – 00:54

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:27 – 14:07
Yamaganda07:25 – 09:06
Gulika Kāla10:46 – 12:27
Varjyam06:18 – 06:40
Dur Muhūrta 08:52 – 09:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:45 – 07:25 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:25 – 09:06 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:06 – 10:46 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:46 – 12:27 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:27 – 14:07 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:07 – 15:48 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:48 – 17:28 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:28 – 19:09 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:09 – 20:28 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:28 – 21:48 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:48 – 23:07 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:07 – 00:27 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:27 – 01:46 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:46 – 03:06 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:06 – 04:25 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:25 – 05:45 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873891.27
Julian Day2462356.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2665°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)333.66°
🪷 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 16.10°, EoT -5.35 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: 2029-08-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)