पञ्चाङ्ग — Toronto, Canada · December 8, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.34 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
आचार्याः पितरः पुत्रास्तथैव च पितामहाः।

मातुलाः श्वशुराः पौत्राः श्यालाः सम्बन्धिनस्तथा।।1.34।।
"1.34 Teachers, fathers and grandfathers, sons and grandsons, uncles, father-in-law, brothers-in-law and other relatives." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.34'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 Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya231.53°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra192.78°TulāSvātī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala170.60°KanyāHasta P4
बुध Budha242.56°DhanuMūla P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati146.93°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra189.08°TulāSvātī P1
शनि Śani224.10°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:39 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:42 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:10 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:26 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:44 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 03 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 56 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:26 – 07:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:53 – 07:39
Abhijit Muhūrta11:52 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta13:41 – 14:17
Godhūli Muhūrta16:30 – 16:54
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:42 – 17:04
Amṛta Kāla16:27 – 18:12
Niśīta Muhūrta23:52 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:26 – 15:34
Yamaganda09:54 – 11:02
Gulika Kāla12:10 – 13:18
Varjyam08:01 – 08:16
Dur Muhūrta 09:45 – 10:04

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (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):
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 · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:39 – 08:47 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:47 – 09:54 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:54 – 11:02 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:02 – 12:10 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:10 – 13:18 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:18 – 14:26 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:26 – 15:34 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:34 – 16:42 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla16:42 – 18:34 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:34 – 20:26 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:26 – 22:18 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:18 – 00:10 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:10 – 02:02 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:02 – 03:54 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:54 – 05:47 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:47 – 07:39 (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)1868899.27
Julian Day2457364.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0756°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)320.12°
🪷 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 (24.0756°), declination -22.66°, EoT 7.30 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: 2015-12-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)