पञ्चाङ्ग — Toronto, Canada · February 7, 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 11.17 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
किरीटिनं गदिनं चक्रिणं च

तेजोराशिं सर्वतोदीप्तिमन्तम्।

पश्यामि त्वां दुर्निरीक्ष्यं समन्ताद्

दीप्तानलार्कद्युतिमप्रमेयम्।।11.17।।
"11.17 I see thee with the crown, the sceptre and the discus; a blaze of splendour. Scarce can I gaze on thee, so radiant thou art, glowing like the blazing fire, brilliant as the sun, immeasurable." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya293.86°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra147.22°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala325.65°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha278.34°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati112.75°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra318.67°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani219.57°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:28 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:36 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:32 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:29 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:02 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 07 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 52 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:07 – 06:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:38 – 07:28
Abhijit Muhūrta12:12 – 12:52
Vijaya Muhūrta14:13 – 14:54
Godhūli Muhūrta17:24 – 17:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:36 – 18:01
Amṛta Kāla17:21 – 19:06
Niśīta Muhūrta00:12 – 00:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:00 – 11:16
Yamaganda13:48 – 15:04
Gulika Kāla07:28 – 08:44
Varjyam07:53 – 08:10
Dur Muhūrta 09:50 – 10:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:28 – 08:44 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:44 – 10:00 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga10:00 – 11:16 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:16 – 12:32 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:32 – 13:48 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:48 – 15:04 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:04 – 16:20 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:20 – 17:36 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:36 – 19:20 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:20 – 21:04 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:04 – 22:48 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:48 – 00:32 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:32 – 02:16 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:16 – 04:00 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala04:00 – 05:44 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:44 – 07:28 (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)1868595.27
Julian Day2457060.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0640°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)216.50°
🪷 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 (24.0640°), declination -15.46°, EoT -14.38 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: 2015-02-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)