पञ्चाङ्ग — Toronto, Canada · August 23, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.30 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
यो मां पश्यति सर्वत्र सर्वं च मयि पश्यति।

तस्याहं न प्रणश्यामि स च मे न प्रणश्यति।।6.30।।
"6.30 He who sees Me in everything and everything in Me, him shall I never forsake, nor shall he lose Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.30's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya125.80°SiṃhaMaghā P2
चन्द्र Candra98.00°KarkaPuṣya P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala201.71°TulāViśākhā P1
बुध Budha139.11°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati103.50°KarkaPuṣya P4
शुक्र Śukra108.93°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शनि Śani203.23°TulāViśākhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:30 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:09 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:20 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:05 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:52 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 39 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 20 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:41 – 04:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:22 – 05:30
Abhijit Muhūrta11:52 – 12:47
Vijaya Muhūrta14:36 – 15:31
Godhūli Muhūrta18:57 – 19:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:09 – 19:44
Amṛta Kāla18:54 – 20:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:52 – 00:47

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:55 – 10:37
Yamaganda14:02 – 15:45
Gulika Kāla05:30 – 07:13
Varjyam06:04 – 06:26
Dur Muhūrta 08:41 – 09:09

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:30 – 07:13 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:13 – 08:55 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:55 – 10:37 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:37 – 12:20 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:20 – 14:02 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:02 – 15:45 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:45 – 17:27 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:27 – 19:09 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:09 – 20:27 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:27 – 21:45 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:45 – 23:02 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:02 – 00:20 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:20 – 01:37 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:37 – 02:55 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:55 – 04:13 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:13 – 05:30 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868427.27
Julian Day2456892.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0575°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)331.13°
🪷 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 (24.0575°), declination 11.52°, EoT -2.27 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: 2014-08-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)