पञ्चाङ्ग — Toronto, Canada · September 23, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: विजय दशमी — Vijaya Daśamī (Dasarā / Daśaharā)
Rāma's victory over Rāvaṇa; Durgā's victory; ārambha-divasa for śilpa-kalā.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.36 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
सुखं त्विदानीं त्रिविधं श्रृणु मे भरतर्षभ।अभ्यासाद्रमते यत्र दुःखान्तं च निगच्छति।।18.36।।
"18.36 Hear further the three kinds of pleasure. That which increases day after day delivers one from misery," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.36's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya155.64°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra266.14°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala124.45°SiṃhaMaghā P2
बुध Budha170.30°KanyāHasta P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati134.37°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra114.81°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शनि Śani216.07°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:04 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:14 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:09 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:58 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:05 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 10 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 49 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:27 – 05:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:03 – 06:04
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta14:11 – 14:59
Godhūli Muhūrta18:02 – 18:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:14 – 18:45
Amṛta Kāla17:59 – 19:44
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:09 – 13:40
Yamaganda07:35 – 09:07
Gulika Kāla10:38 – 12:09
Varjyam06:34 – 06:54
Dur Muhūrta 08:54 – 09:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

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 · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:04 – 07:35 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:35 – 09:07 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:07 – 10:38 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:38 – 12:09 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:09 – 13:40 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:40 – 15:12 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:12 – 16:43 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:43 – 18:14 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:14 – 19:43 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:43 – 21:12 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:12 – 22:40 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:40 – 00:09 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:09 – 01:38 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:38 – 03:07 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:07 – 04:35 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:35 – 06:04 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868823.27
Julian Day2457288.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0727°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)113.90°
🪷 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 (24.0727°), declination 0.12°, EoT 8.44 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: 2015-09-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)