पञ्चाङ्ग — Toronto, Canada · January 10, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.38 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
यद्यप्येते न पश्यन्ति लोभोपहतचेतसः।

कुलक्षयकृतं दोषं मित्रद्रोहे च पातकम्।।1.38।।
"1.38 Although these men, blinded by greed, see no guilt in destroying their kin, or fighting against their friends," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.38's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya265.66°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra17.70°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala171.22°KanyāHasta P4
बुध Budha272.71°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati80.20°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra267.76°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani206.82°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:50 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:00 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:49 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:57 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 09 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 50 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:37 – 07:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:05 – 07:50
Abhijit Muhūrta12:07 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta13:57 – 14:33
Godhūli Muhūrta16:48 – 17:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:00 – 17:23
Amṛta Kāla16:45 – 18:30
Niśīta Muhūrta00:07 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:16 – 12:25
Yamaganda14:42 – 15:51
Gulika Kāla08:59 – 10:08
Varjyam08:13 – 08:28
Dur Muhūrta 09:59 – 10:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:50 – 08:59 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:59 – 10:08 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta10:08 – 11:16 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:16 – 12:25 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:25 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:34 – 14:42 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:42 – 15:51 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:51 – 17:00 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:00 – 18:51 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:51 – 20:42 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:42 – 22:34 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:34 – 00:25 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:25 – 02:16 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:16 – 04:08 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha04:08 – 05:59 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:59 – 07:50 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868202.27
Julian Day2456667.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0489°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)109.24°
🪷 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 (24.0489°), declination -21.99°, EoT -7.50 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: 2014-01-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)