पञ्चाङ्ग — Toronto, Canada · January 31, 2015 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 11.10 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
अनेकवक्त्रनयनमनेकाद्भुतदर्शनम्।

अनेकदिव्याभरणं दिव्यानेकोद्यतायुधम्।।11.10।।
"11.10 There were countless eyes and mouths, and mystic forms innumerable, with shining ornaments and flaming celestial weapons." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.10's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya286.76°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
चन्द्र Candra62.65°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala320.22°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha285.46°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati113.67°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra309.98°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शनि Śani219.13°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:36 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:26 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:31 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:53 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:16 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 49 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 10 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:17 – 06:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:47 – 07:36
Abhijit Muhūrta12:11 – 12:51
Vijaya Muhūrta14:09 – 14:49
Godhūli Muhūrta17:14 – 17:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:26 – 17:51
Amṛta Kāla17:11 – 18:56
Niśīta Muhūrta00:11 – 00:51

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:04 – 11:17
Yamaganda13:45 – 14:59
Gulika Kāla07:36 – 08:50
Varjyam08:01 – 08:16
Dur Muhūrta 09:54 – 10:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:36 – 08:50 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:50 – 10:04 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga10:04 – 11:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:17 – 12:31 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:31 – 13:45 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:45 – 14:59 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:59 – 16:12 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:12 – 17:26 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:26 – 19:12 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:12 – 20:59 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:59 – 22:45 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:45 – 00:31 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:31 – 02:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:17 – 04:04 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala04:04 – 05:50 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:50 – 07:36 (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)1868588.27
Julian Day2457053.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0637°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)134.55°
🪷 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 (24.0637°), declination -17.52°, EoT -13.53 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: 2015-01-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)