पञ्चाङ्ग — Toronto, Canada · July 24, 2013 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 15.18 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
यस्मात्क्षरमतीतोऽहमक्षरादपि चोत्तमः।अतोऽस्मि लोके वेदे च प्रथितः पुरुषोत्तमः।।15.18।।
"15.18 Beyond comparison of the Eternal with the non-eternal am I, Who am called by scriptures and sages the Supreme Personality, the Highest God." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya97.28°KarkaPuṣya P2
चन्द्र Candra295.21°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala72.84°MithunaĀrdrā P2
बुध Budha79.49°MithunaĀrdrā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati71.72°MithunaĀrdrā P2
शुक्र Śukra127.58°SiṃhaMaghā P3
शनि Śani190.73°TulāSvātī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:58 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:50 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:24 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:31 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:39 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 51 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 08 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:59 – 03:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:44 – 04:58
Abhijit Muhūrta11:54 – 12:53
Vijaya Muhūrta14:52 – 15:52
Godhūli Muhūrta19:38 – 20:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:50 – 20:27
Amṛta Kāla19:35 – 21:20
Niśīta Muhūrta23:54 – 00:53

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:24 – 14:15
Yamaganda06:49 – 08:41
Gulika Kāla10:32 – 12:24
Varjyam05:35 – 05:59
Dur Muhūrta 08:26 – 08:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha04:58 – 06:49 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:49 – 08:41 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:41 – 10:32 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:32 – 12:24 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:24 – 14:15 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:15 – 16:07 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala16:07 – 17:58 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:58 – 19:50 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:50 – 20:58 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:58 – 22:07 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha22:07 – 23:15 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:15 – 00:24 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:24 – 01:32 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:32 – 02:41 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:41 – 03:49 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:49 – 04:58 (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 Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868032.27
Julian Day2456497.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0424°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)197.83°
🪷 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 (24.0424°), declination 19.86°, EoT -6.16 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: 2013-07-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)