पञ्चाङ्ग — Toronto, Canada · January 3, 2015 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 10.24 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
पुरोधसां च मुख्यं मां विद्धि पार्थ बृहस्पतिम्।

सेनानीनामहं स्कन्दः सरसामस्मि सागरः।।10.24।।
"10.24 Among the priests, know, O Arjuna, that I am the Apostle Brihaspati; of generals I am Skanda, the Commander-in-Chief, and of waters I am the Ocean." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya258.26°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra53.08°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala298.34°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha272.69°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati116.76°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra275.03°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani216.76°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:52 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:53 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:22 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:03 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:20 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 01 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 58 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:39 – 07:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:06 – 07:52
Abhijit Muhūrta12:04 – 12:40
Vijaya Muhūrta13:52 – 14:28
Godhūli Muhūrta16:41 – 17:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:53 – 17:15
Amṛta Kāla16:38 – 18:23
Niśīta Muhūrta00:04 – 00:40

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:07 – 11:14
Yamaganda13:30 – 14:37
Gulika Kāla07:52 – 08:59
Varjyam08:14 – 08:29
Dur Muhūrta 09:58 – 10:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:52 – 08:59 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:59 – 10:07 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga10:07 – 11:14 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:14 – 12:22 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:22 – 13:30 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:30 – 14:37 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:37 – 15:45 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:45 – 16:53 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha16:53 – 18:45 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:45 – 20:37 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:37 – 22:30 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:30 – 00:22 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:22 – 02:14 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:14 – 04:07 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala04:07 – 05:59 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:59 – 07:52 (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)1868560.27
Julian Day2457025.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0626°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)155.37°
🪷 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 (24.0626°), declination -22.87°, EoT -4.59 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: 2015-01-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)