पञ्चाङ्ग — Toronto, Canada · February 26, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.8 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
न हि प्रपश्यामि ममापनुद्या

द्यच्छोकमुच्छोषणमिन्द्रियाणाम्।

अवाप्य भूमावसपत्नमृद्धम्

राज्यं सुराणामपि चाधिपत्यम्।।2.8।।
"2.8 For should I attain the monarchy of the visible world, or over the invisible world, it would not drive away the anguish which is now paralysing my senses."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya312.82°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra359.22°MīnaRevatī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala142.06°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha327.48°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati12.12°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra356.41°MīnaRevatī P3
शनि Śani184.94°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:01 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:01 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:31 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:59 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:15 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 59 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 00 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:33 – 06:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:06 – 07:01
Abhijit Muhūrta12:09 – 12:53
Vijaya Muhūrta14:21 – 15:05
Godhūli Muhūrta17:49 – 18:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:01 – 18:29
Amṛta Kāla17:46 – 19:31
Niśīta Muhūrta00:09 – 00:53

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:39 – 18:01
Yamaganda12:31 – 13:54
Gulika Kāla15:16 – 16:39
Varjyam07:29 – 07:46
Dur Muhūrta 09:35 – 09:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg07:01 – 08:24 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:24 – 09:46 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:46 – 11:09 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:09 – 12:31 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:31 – 13:54 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:54 – 15:16 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:16 – 16:39 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:39 – 18:01 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:01 – 19:39 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:39 – 21:16 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:16 – 22:54 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:54 – 00:31 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:31 – 02:09 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:09 – 03:46 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:46 – 05:24 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:24 – 07:01 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pañcamī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867518.27
Julian Day2455983.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0228°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)49.15°
🪷 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 (24.0228°), declination -9.00°, EoT -13.55 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: 2012-02-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)