पञ्चाङ्ग — Toronto, Canada · April 27, 2011 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 11.37 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
कस्माच्च ते न नमेरन्महात्मन्

गरीयसे ब्रह्मणोऽप्यादिकर्त्रे।

अनन्त देवेश जगन्निवास

त्वमक्षरं सदसत्तत्परं यत्।।11.37।।
"11.37 How should they do otherwise? O Thou Supremest Self, greater than the Powers of creation, the First Cause, Infinite, the Lord of Lords, the Home of the universe, Imperishable, Being and Not-Being, yet transcending both." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.37's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1418
Malayalam Era: 1187
Nanakshahi: 542
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya12.44°MeṣaAśvinī P4
चन्द्र Candra304.01°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala354.99°MīnaRevatī P3
बुध Budha349.28°MīnaRevatī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati357.34°MīnaRevatī P4
शुक्र Śukra342.97°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani167.92°KanyāHasta P3

Toronto, Canada — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · UTC-5)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:17 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:14 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:15 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:26 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:57 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 57 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 02 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:25 – 04:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:07 – 05:17
Abhijit Muhūrta11:47 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:35 – 15:31
Godhūli Muhūrta19:02 – 19:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:14 – 19:49
Amṛta Kāla18:59 – 20:44
Niśīta Muhūrta23:47 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:15 – 14:00
Yamaganda07:01 – 08:46
Gulika Kāla10:31 – 12:15
Varjyam05:52 – 06:14
Dur Muhūrta 08:32 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:17 – 07:01 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:01 – 08:46 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:46 – 10:31 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:31 – 12:15 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:15 – 14:00 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:00 – 15:44 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:44 – 17:29 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:29 – 19:14 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:14 – 20:29 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:29 – 21:44 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:44 – 23:00 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:00 – 00:15 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:15 – 01:31 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:31 – 02:46 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:46 – 04:01 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:01 – 05:17 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 43.6532°
Longitude: -79.3832°
Timezone: UTC+-5

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 Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867213.27
Julian Day2455678.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0111°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)289.13°
🪷 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 (24.0111°), declination 13.67°, EoT 2.33 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: 2011-04-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)