पञ्चाङ्ग — Toronto, Canada · March 8, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: महा शिवरात्रि — Mahā Śivarātri
The greatest night of Lord Śiva; cosmic dance of dissolution.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.6 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
कर्मेन्द्रियाणि संयम्य य आस्ते मनसा स्मरन्।

इन्द्रियार्थान्विमूढात्मा मिथ्याचारः स उच्यते।।3.6।।
"3.6 He who remains motionless, refusing to act, but all the while brooding over sensuous object, that deluded soul is simply a hypocrite." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya323.82°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra309.47°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala216.38°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
बुध Budha310.08°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati143.57°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra300.30°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani231.86°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:43 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:15 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:29 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:08 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:55 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 32 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 27 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:10 – 05:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:45 – 06:43
Abhijit Muhūrta12:06 – 12:52
Vijaya Muhūrta14:25 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta18:03 – 18:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:15 – 18:44
Amṛta Kāla18:00 – 19:45
Niśīta Muhūrta00:06 – 00:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:22 – 16:49
Yamaganda09:36 – 11:02
Gulika Kāla12:29 – 13:56
Varjyam07:12 – 07:30
Dur Muhūrta 09:24 – 09:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:43 – 08:09 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:09 – 09:36 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:36 – 11:02 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:02 – 12:29 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:29 – 13:56 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:56 – 15:22 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:22 – 16:49 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:49 – 18:15 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:15 – 19:49 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:49 – 21:22 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:22 – 22:56 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:56 – 00:29 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:29 – 02:02 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:02 – 03:36 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:36 – 05:09 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:09 – 06:43 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 43.6532°
Longitude: -79.3832°
Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

12 steps · festival walk
Today is Mahā Śivarātri — its dedicated walk.
Śiva-stuti through Bhāgavata + Mahābhārata Anuśāsana.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868990.27
Julian Day2457455.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0791°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)345.05°
🪷 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 (24.0791°), declination -4.78°, EoT -11.53 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: 2016-03-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)