पञ्चाङ्ग — Toronto, Canada · December 4, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.30 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
गाण्डीवं स्रंसते हस्तात्त्वक्चैव परिदह्यते।

न च शक्नोम्यवस्थातुं भ्रमतीव च मे मनः।।1.30।।
"1.30 The bow Gandeeva slips from my hand, and my skin burns. I cannot keep quiet, for my mind is in tumult." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.30's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya227.47°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra145.37°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala168.27°KanyāHasta P3
बुध Budha236.34°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati146.53°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra184.39°TulāCitrā P4
शनि Śani223.63°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:35 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:42 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:09 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:21 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:59 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 07 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 52 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:22 – 06:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:49 – 07:35
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta13:40 – 14:16
Godhūli Muhūrta16:30 – 16:54
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:42 – 17:05
Amṛta Kāla16:27 – 18:12
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:00 – 12:09
Yamaganda14:26 – 15:34
Gulika Kāla08:43 – 09:52
Varjyam07:58 – 08:12
Dur Muhūrta 09:43 – 10:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:35 – 08:43 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:43 – 09:52 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:52 – 11:00 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:00 – 12:09 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:09 – 13:17 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:17 – 14:26 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:26 – 15:34 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:34 – 16:42 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga16:42 – 18:34 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:34 – 20:26 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:26 – 22:17 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:17 – 00:09 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:09 – 02:00 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:00 – 03:52 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:52 – 05:43 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:43 – 07:35 (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 Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868895.27
Julian Day2457360.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0754°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)276.76°
🪷 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 (24.0754°), declination -22.17°, EoT 8.96 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: 2015-12-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)