पञ्चाङ्ग — Toronto, Canada · November 9, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: धनतेरस / धन्वन्तरि जयन्ती — Dhanteras (Dhanvantari Jayantī)
Birth of Dhanvantari from samudra-mathana with amṛta-kalaśa. Day 1 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.5 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
धृष्टकेतुश्चेकितानः काशिराजश्च वीर्यवान्।

पुरुजित्कुन्तिभोजश्च शैब्यश्च नरपुङ्गवः।।1.5।।
"1.5 Dhrishtaketu, Chekitan, the valiant King of Benares, Purujit, Kuntibhoja, Shaibya - a master over many;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya202.23°TulāViśākhā P1
चन्द्र Candra172.62°KanyāHasta P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala153.39°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha196.74°TulāSvātī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati143.23°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra156.15°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani220.69°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:03 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:00 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:25 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:41 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 56 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 03 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:44 – 06:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:14 – 07:03
Abhijit Muhūrta11:42 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta13:41 – 14:21
Godhūli Muhūrta16:48 – 17:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:00 – 17:25
Amṛta Kāla16:45 – 18:30
Niśīta Muhūrta23:42 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:18 – 09:32
Yamaganda10:47 – 12:02
Gulika Kāla13:16 – 14:31
Varjyam07:28 – 07:44
Dur Muhūrta 09:23 – 09:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:03 – 08:18 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:18 – 09:32 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:32 – 10:47 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:47 – 12:02 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:02 – 13:16 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:16 – 14:31 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:31 – 15:45 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:45 – 17:00 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:00 – 18:45 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:45 – 20:31 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:31 – 22:16 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:16 – 00:02 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:02 – 01:47 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:47 – 03:32 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:32 – 05:18 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:18 – 07:03 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868870.27
Julian Day2457335.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0745°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)329.17°
🪷 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 (24.0745°), declination -16.71°, EoT 15.87 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: 2015-11-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)