पञ्चाङ्ग — Toronto, Canada · August 7, 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 16.12 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
आशापाशशतैर्बद्धाः कामक्रोधपरायणाः।ईहन्ते कामभोगार्थमन्यायेनार्थसञ्चयान्।।16.12।।
"16.12 Caught in the toils of a hundred vain hopes, the slaves of passion and wrath, they accumulate hoards of unjust wealth, only to pander to their sensual desire." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla 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)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya110.67°KarkaAśleṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra112.11°KarkaAśleṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala82.13°MithunaPunarvasu P1
बुध Budha93.36°KarkaPuṣya P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati74.67°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शुक्र Śukra144.35°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani191.24°TulāSvātī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:13 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:33 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:22 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:36 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 20 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 39 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:18 – 04:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:01 – 05:13
Abhijit Muhūrta11:54 – 12:52
Vijaya Muhūrta14:46 – 15:44
Godhūli Muhūrta19:21 – 19:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:33 – 20:09
Amṛta Kāla19:18 – 21:03
Niśīta Muhūrta23:54 – 00:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:23 – 14:11
Yamaganda07:00 – 08:48
Gulika Kāla10:35 – 12:23
Varjyam05:49 – 06:11
Dur Muhūrta 08:34 – 09:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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 · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:13 – 07:00 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:00 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:48 – 10:35 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:35 – 12:23 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:23 – 14:11 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:11 – 15:58 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:58 – 17:46 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:46 – 19:33 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:33 – 20:46 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:46 – 21:58 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:58 – 23:11 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:11 – 00:23 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:23 – 01:35 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:35 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:48 – 04:00 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:00 – 05:13 (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)1868046.27
Julian Day2456511.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0430°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)1.85°
🪷 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 (24.0430°), declination 16.42°, 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: 2013-08-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)