पञ्चाङ्ग — Toronto, Canada · January 9, 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 10.30 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga🪷 Kālaḥ Kalayatām Aham · Krishna IS Time
प्रह्लादश्चास्मि दैत्यानां कालः कलयतामहम्।

मृगाणां च मृगेन्द्रोऽहं वैनतेयश्च पक्षिणाम्।।10.30।।
"10.30 And I am the devotee Prahlad among the heathen; of Time I am the Eternal Present; I am the Lion among beasts and the Eagle among birds." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.30's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya264.37°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra126.96°SiṃhaMaghā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala303.04°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha281.76°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati116.24°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra282.54°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
शनि Śani217.34°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:51 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:59 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:28 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:02 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 07 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 52 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:38 – 07:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:05 – 07:51
Abhijit Muhūrta12:06 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta13:56 – 14:32
Godhūli Muhūrta16:47 – 17:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:59 – 17:21
Amṛta Kāla16:44 – 18:29
Niśīta Muhūrta00:06 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:16 – 12:25
Yamaganda14:42 – 15:50
Gulika Kāla08:59 – 10:08
Varjyam08:14 – 08:28
Dur Muhūrta 09:59 – 10:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:51 – 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 – 13:33 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:33 – 14:42 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:42 – 15:50 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:50 – 16:59 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga16:59 – 18:50 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:50 – 20:42 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:42 – 22:33 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:33 – 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 – 07:51 (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 Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868566.27
Julian Day2457031.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0628°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)225.73°
🪷 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 (24.0628°), declination -22.17°, EoT -7.10 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: 2015-01-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)