पञ्चाङ्ग — Toronto, Canada · January 29, 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 2.39 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
एषा तेऽभिहिता सांख्ये बुद्धिर्योगे त्विमां शृणु।

बुद्ध्यायुक्तो यया पार्थ कर्मबन्धं प्रहास्यसि।।2.39।।
"2.39 I have told thee the philosophy of Knowledge. Now listen and I will explain the philosophy of Action, by means of which, O Arjuna, thou shalt break through the bondage of all action." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.39's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya284.47°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra160.88°KanyāHasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala199.16°TulāSvātī P4
बुध Budha261.12°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati147.74°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra252.07°DhanuMūla P4
शनि Śani229.58°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:38 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:23 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:31 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:21 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:12 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 44 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 15 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:20 – 06:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:50 – 07:38
Abhijit Muhūrta12:11 – 12:50
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 14:47
Godhūli Muhūrta17:11 – 17:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:23 – 17:47
Amṛta Kāla17:08 – 18:53
Niśīta Muhūrta00:11 – 00:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:18 – 12:31
Yamaganda14:57 – 16:10
Gulika Kāla08:51 – 10:05
Varjyam08:03 – 08:18
Dur Muhūrta 09:55 – 10:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:38 – 08:51 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:51 – 10:05 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta10:05 – 11:18 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:18 – 12:31 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:31 – 13:44 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:44 – 14:57 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:57 – 16:10 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:10 – 17:23 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:23 – 19:10 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:10 – 20:57 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:57 – 22:44 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:44 – 00:31 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:31 – 02:18 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:18 – 04:05 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha04:05 – 05:51 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:51 – 07:38 (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)1868951.27
Julian Day2457416.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0776°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)238.87°
🪷 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 (24.0776°), declination -18.12°, EoT -13.17 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: 2016-01-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)