पञ्चाङ्ग — Toronto, Canada · August 2, 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 17.12 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
अभिसंधाय तु फलं दम्भार्थमपि चैव यत्।इज्यते भरतश्रेष्ठ तं यज्ञं विद्धि राजसम्।।17.12।।
"17.12 Sacrifice which is performed for the sake of its results, or for self-glorification - that, O best of Aryans, is the product of Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya105.40°KarkaPuṣya P4
चन्द्र Candra307.26°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala91.23°KarkaPunarvasu P4
बुध Budha115.09°KarkaAśleṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati123.16°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शुक्र Śukra125.30°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शनि Śani213.99°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:07 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:40 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:30 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:12 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 33 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 26 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:10 – 04:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:54 – 05:07
Abhijit Muhūrta11:54 – 12:53
Vijaya Muhūrta14:49 – 15:47
Godhūli Muhūrta19:28 – 19:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:40 – 20:17
Amṛta Kāla19:25 – 21:10
Niśīta Muhūrta23:54 – 00:53

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:51 – 19:40
Yamaganda12:23 – 14:13
Gulika Kāla16:02 – 17:51
Varjyam05:43 – 06:06
Dur Muhūrta 08:31 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:07 – 06:56 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:56 – 08:45 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:45 – 10:34 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:34 – 12:23 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:23 – 14:13 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:13 – 16:02 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga16:02 – 17:51 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:51 – 19:40 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha19:40 – 20:51 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:51 – 22:02 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg22:02 – 23:13 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:13 – 00:23 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:23 – 01:34 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:34 – 02:45 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:45 – 03:56 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:56 – 05:07 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 43.6532°
Longitude: -79.3832°
Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868771.27
Julian Day2457236.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0707°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)199.75°
🪷 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 (24.0707°), declination 17.88°, EoT -5.95 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: 2015-08-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)