पञ्चाङ्ग — Toronto, Canada · March 12, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.10 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
सहयज्ञाः प्रजाः सृष्ट्वा पुरोवाच प्रजापतिः।

अनेन प्रसविष्यध्वमेष वोऽस्त्विष्टकामधुक्।।3.10।।
"3.10 In the beginning, when God created all beings by the sacrifice of Himself, He said unto them: Through sacrifice you can procreate, and it shall satisfy all your desires." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.10's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla 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)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya327.82°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra9.27°MeṣaAśvinī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala217.77°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
बुध Budha317.00°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati143.05°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra305.25°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani231.96°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:36 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:20 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:28 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:21 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:07 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 44 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 15 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:02 – 05:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:37 – 06:36
Abhijit Muhūrta12:05 – 12:52
Vijaya Muhūrta14:25 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta18:08 – 18:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:20 – 18:50
Amṛta Kāla18:05 – 19:50
Niśīta Muhūrta00:05 – 00:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:32 – 11:00
Yamaganda13:56 – 15:24
Gulika Kāla06:36 – 08:04
Varjyam07:05 – 07:24
Dur Muhūrta 09:20 – 09:44

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:36 – 08:04 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:04 – 09:32 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:32 – 11:00 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:00 – 12:28 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:28 – 13:56 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:56 – 15:24 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:24 – 16:52 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:52 – 18:20 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:20 – 19:52 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:52 – 21:24 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:24 – 22:56 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:56 – 00:28 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:28 – 02:00 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:00 – 03:32 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:32 – 05:04 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:04 – 06:36 (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 Caturthī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868994.27
Julian Day2457459.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0792°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)38.56°
🪷 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 (24.0792°), declination -3.21°, EoT -10.49 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: 2016-03-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)