पञ्चाङ्ग — Toronto, Canada · August 12, 2014 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 6.19 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
यथा दीपो निवातस्थो नेङ्गते सोपमा स्मृता।

योगिनो यतचित्तस्य युञ्जतो योगमात्मनः।।6.19।।
"6.19 The wise man who has conquered his mind and is absorbed in the Self is as a lamp which does not flicker, since it stands sheltered from every wind." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya115.22°KarkaAśleṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra313.46°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala195.11°TulāSvātī P3
बुध Budha118.60°KarkaAśleṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati101.12°KarkaPuṣya P3
शुक्र Śukra95.44°KarkaPuṣya P1
शनि Śani202.74°TulāViśākhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:18 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:27 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:22 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:06 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:05 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 08 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 51 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:25 – 04:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:07 – 05:18
Abhijit Muhūrta11:54 – 12:51
Vijaya Muhūrta14:44 – 15:40
Godhūli Muhūrta19:15 – 19:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:27 – 20:02
Amṛta Kāla19:12 – 20:57
Niśīta Muhūrta23:54 – 00:51

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:54 – 17:41
Yamaganda08:50 – 10:36
Gulika Kāla12:22 – 14:08
Varjyam05:53 – 06:16
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 09:04

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (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 · 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 Roga05:18 – 07:04 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:04 – 08:50 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:50 – 10:36 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:36 – 12:22 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:22 – 14:08 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:08 – 15:54 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:54 – 17:41 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:41 – 19:27 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:27 – 20:41 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:41 – 21:54 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:54 – 23:08 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:08 – 00:22 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:22 – 01:36 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:36 – 02:50 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:50 – 04:04 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:04 – 05:18 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868416.27
Julian Day2456881.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0571°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)197.07°
🪷 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 (24.0571°), declination 15.04°, EoT -4.74 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: 2014-08-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)