पञ्चाङ्ग — Toronto, Canada · January 15, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.25 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अव्यक्तोऽयमचिन्त्योऽयमविकार्योऽयमुच्यते।

तस्मादेवं विदित्वैनं नानुशोचितुमर्हसि।।2.25।।
"2.25 It is named the Unmanifest, the Unthinkable, the immutable. Wherefore, knowing the Spirit as such, thou hast no cause to grieve." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya270.23°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra334.80°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala191.90°TulāSvātī P2
बुध Budha268.89°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati148.36°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra234.87°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani228.30°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:49 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:05 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:27 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:44 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:47 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 16 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 43 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:35 – 07:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:02 – 07:49
Abhijit Muhūrta12:08 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta14:00 – 14:37
Godhūli Muhūrta16:53 – 17:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:05 – 17:28
Amṛta Kāla16:50 – 18:35
Niśīta Muhūrta00:08 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:17 – 12:27
Yamaganda14:46 – 15:56
Gulika Kāla08:58 – 10:08
Varjyam08:12 – 08:27
Dur Muhūrta 09:59 – 10:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

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 Chala07:49 – 08:58 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:58 – 10:08 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta10:08 – 11:17 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:17 – 12:27 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:27 – 13:36 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:36 – 14:46 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:46 – 15:56 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:56 – 17:05 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:05 – 18:56 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:56 – 20:46 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:46 – 22:36 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:36 – 00:27 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:27 – 02:17 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:17 – 04:08 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha04:08 – 05:58 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:58 – 07:49 (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)1868937.27
Julian Day2457402.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0770°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)63.37°
🪷 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 (24.0770°), declination -21.25°, EoT -9.35 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: 2016-01-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)