पञ्चाङ्ग — Toronto, Canada · December 16, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.42 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
सङ्करो नरकायैव कुलघ्नानां कुलस्य च।

पतन्ति पितरो ह्येषां लुप्तपिण्डोदकक्रियाः।।1.42।।
"1.42 Promiscuity ruins both the family and those who defile it; while the souls of our ancestors droop, through lack of the funeral cakes and ablutions." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.42's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla 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)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya239.66°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra296.32°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala175.23°KanyāCitrā P1
बुध Budha254.86°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati147.59°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra198.55°TulāSvātī P4
शनि Śani225.04°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:45 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:42 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:14 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:55 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:06 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 56 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 03 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:34 – 07:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:01 – 07:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:56 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta13:43 – 14:19
Godhūli Muhūrta16:30 – 16:54
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:42 – 17:05
Amṛta Kāla16:27 – 18:12
Niśīta Muhūrta23:56 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:14 – 13:21
Yamaganda08:52 – 10:00
Gulika Kāla11:07 – 12:14
Varjyam08:08 – 08:22
Dur Muhūrta 09:51 – 10:09

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:45 – 08:52 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:52 – 10:00 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla10:00 – 11:07 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:07 – 12:14 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:14 – 13:21 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:21 – 14:28 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:28 – 15:35 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:35 – 16:42 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg16:42 – 18:35 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:35 – 20:28 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:28 – 22:21 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:21 – 00:14 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:14 – 02:07 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:07 – 04:00 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga04:00 – 05:52 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:52 – 07:45 (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)1868907.27
Julian Day2457372.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0759°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)57.00°
🪷 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 (24.0759°), declination -23.29°, EoT 3.72 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: 2015-12-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)