पञ्चाङ्ग — Toronto, Canada · February 2, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.14 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
मात्रास्पर्शास्तु कौन्तेय शीतोष्णसुखदुःखदाः।

आगमापायिनोऽनित्यास्तांस्तितिक्षस्व भारत।।2.14।।
"2.14 Those external relations which bring cold and heat, pain and happiness, they come and go; they are not permanent. Endure them bravely, O Prince!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya289.05°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
चन्द्र Candra319.08°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala179.14°KanyāCitrā P2
बुध Budha307.08°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati77.42°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra259.16°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani208.31°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:34 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:29 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:31 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:54 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:09 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 55 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 04 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:14 – 06:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:44 – 07:34
Abhijit Muhūrta12:12 – 12:51
Vijaya Muhūrta14:11 – 14:50
Godhūli Muhūrta17:17 – 17:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:29 – 17:54
Amṛta Kāla17:14 – 18:59
Niśīta Muhūrta00:12 – 00:51

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:15 – 17:29
Yamaganda12:31 – 13:46
Gulika Kāla15:00 – 16:15
Varjyam07:58 – 08:14
Dur Muhūrta 09:53 – 10:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg07:34 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:48 – 10:03 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha10:03 – 11:17 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:17 – 12:31 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:31 – 13:46 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:46 – 15:00 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:00 – 16:15 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:15 – 17:29 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:29 – 19:15 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:15 – 21:00 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:00 – 22:46 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:46 – 00:31 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:31 – 02:17 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:17 – 04:03 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla04:03 – 05:48 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:48 – 07:34 (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 Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868225.27
Julian Day2456690.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0498°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)28.57°
🪷 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 (24.0498°), declination -16.88°, EoT -13.84 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: 2014-02-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)