पञ्चाङ्ग — Toronto, Canada · December 5, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.31 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
निमित्तानि च पश्यामि विपरीतानि केशव।

न च श्रेयोऽनुपश्यामि हत्वा स्वजनमाहवे।।1.31।।
"1.31 The omens are adverse; what good can come from the slaughter of my people on this battlefield?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.31'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)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya228.49°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra157.14°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala168.85°KanyāHasta P3
बुध Budha237.90°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati146.64°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra185.56°TulāCitrā P4
शनि Śani223.75°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:36 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:42 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:09 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:22 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:25 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 06 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 53 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:23 – 06:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:50 – 07:36
Abhijit Muhūrta11:51 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta13:40 – 14:16
Godhūli Muhūrta16:30 – 16:54
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:42 – 17:05
Amṛta Kāla16:27 – 18:12
Niśīta Muhūrta23:51 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:52 – 11:01
Yamaganda13:17 – 14:26
Gulika Kāla07:36 – 08:44
Varjyam07:59 – 08:13
Dur Muhūrta 09:43 – 10:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:36 – 08:44 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:44 – 09:52 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:52 – 11:01 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:01 – 12:09 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:09 – 13:17 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:17 – 14:26 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:26 – 15:34 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:34 – 16:42 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha16:42 – 18:34 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:34 – 20:26 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:26 – 22:17 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:17 – 00:09 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:09 – 02:01 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:01 – 03:52 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:52 – 05:44 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:44 – 07:36 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868896.27
Julian Day2457361.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0755°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)287.46°
🪷 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 (24.0755°), declination -22.30°, EoT 8.56 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: 2015-12-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)