पञ्चाङ्ग — Toronto, Canada · July 24, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.3 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
सत्त्वानुरूपा सर्वस्य श्रद्धा भवति भारत।श्रद्धामयोऽयं पुरुषो यो यच्छ्रद्धः स एव सः।।17.3।।
"17.3 The faith of every man conforms to his nature. By nature he is full of faith. He is in fact what his faith makes him." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya96.79°KarkaPuṣya P2
चन्द्र Candra185.33°TulāCitrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala85.34°MithunaPunarvasu P2
बुध Budha96.86°KarkaPuṣya P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati121.28°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शुक्र Śukra126.43°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शनि Śani214.06°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:57 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:50 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:24 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:58 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:37 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 52 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 07 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:58 – 03:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:43 – 04:57
Abhijit Muhūrta11:54 – 12:53
Vijaya Muhūrta14:52 – 15:52
Godhūli Muhūrta19:38 – 20:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:50 – 20:27
Amṛta Kāla19:35 – 21:20
Niśīta Muhūrta23:54 – 00:53

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:32 – 12:24
Yamaganda16:07 – 17:58
Gulika Kāla06:49 – 08:41
Varjyam05:35 – 05:58
Dur Muhūrta 08:26 – 08:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala04:57 – 06:49 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:49 – 08:41 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:41 – 10:32 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:32 – 12:24 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:24 – 14:15 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:15 – 16:07 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg16:07 – 17:58 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:58 – 19:50 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:50 – 20:58 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:58 – 22:07 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala22:07 – 23:15 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:15 – 00:24 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:24 – 01:32 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:32 – 02:41 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:41 – 03:49 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:49 – 04:57 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Svātī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868762.27
Julian Day2457227.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0703°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)91.37°
🪷 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 (24.0703°), declination 19.96°, EoT -6.16 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: 2015-07-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)