पञ्चाङ्ग — Toronto, Canada · August 11, 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 17.21 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
यत्तु प्रत्युपकारार्थं फलमुद्दिश्य वा पुनः।दीयते च परिक्लिष्टं तद्दानं राजसं स्मृतम्।।17.21।।
"17.21 That which is given for the sake of the results it will produce, or with the hope of recompense,or grudgingly - that may truly be said to be the outcome of Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.21'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 Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya114.02°KarkaAśleṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra72.82°MithunaĀrdrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala97.08°KarkaPuṣya P2
बुध Budha131.27°SiṃhaMaghā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati125.08°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शुक्र Śukra121.19°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शनि Śani214.05°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:16 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:28 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:22 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:57 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:18 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 11 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 48 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:23 – 04:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:06 – 05:16
Abhijit Muhūrta11:54 – 12:51
Vijaya Muhūrta14:44 – 15:41
Godhūli Muhūrta19:16 – 19:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:28 – 20:04
Amṛta Kāla19:13 – 20:58
Niśīta Muhūrta23:54 – 00:51

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:55 – 17:42
Yamaganda08:49 – 10:36
Gulika Kāla12:22 – 14:09
Varjyam05:52 – 06:15
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 09:04

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:16 – 07:03 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:03 – 08:49 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:49 – 10:36 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:36 – 12:22 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:22 – 14:09 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:09 – 15:55 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:55 – 17:42 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:42 – 19:28 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:28 – 20:42 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:42 – 21:55 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:55 – 23:09 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:09 – 00:22 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:22 – 01:36 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:36 – 02:49 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:49 – 04:03 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:03 – 05:16 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868780.27
Julian Day2457245.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0710°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)317.97°
🪷 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 (24.0710°), declination 15.41°, EoT -4.91 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: 2015-08-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)