पञ्चाङ्ग — Toronto, Canada · December 19, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.45 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अहो बत महत्पापं कर्तुं व्यवसिता वयम्।

यद्राज्यसुखलोभेन हन्तुं स्वजनमुद्यताः।।1.45।।
"1.45 Alas, it is strange that we should be willing to kill our own countrymen and commit a great sin, in order to enjoy the pleasures of a kingdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.45's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya242.72°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra338.00°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala176.95°KanyāCitrā P2
बुध Budha259.34°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati147.79°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra202.14°TulāViśākhā P1
शनि Śani225.39°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:47 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:43 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:15 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:30 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:43 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 55 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 04 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:36 – 07:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:03 – 07:47
Abhijit Muhūrta11:57 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta13:45 – 14:20
Godhūli Muhūrta16:31 – 16:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:43 – 17:05
Amṛta Kāla16:28 – 18:13
Niśīta Muhūrta23:57 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:01 – 11:08
Yamaganda13:22 – 14:29
Gulika Kāla07:47 – 08:54
Varjyam08:10 – 08:24
Dur Muhūrta 09:52 – 10:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:47 – 08:54 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:54 – 10:01 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga10:01 – 11:08 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:08 – 12:15 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:15 – 13:22 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:22 – 14:29 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:29 – 15:36 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:36 – 16:43 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha16:43 – 18:36 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:36 – 20:29 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:29 – 22:22 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:22 – 00:15 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:15 – 02:08 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:08 – 04:01 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala04:01 – 05:54 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:54 – 07:47 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Uttara Bhādrapadā alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868910.27
Julian Day2457375.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0760°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)96.47°
🪷 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 (24.0760°), declination -23.40°, EoT 2.32 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: 2015-12-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)