पञ्चाङ्ग — Toronto, Canada · March 23, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: हनुमान जयन्ती — Hanumān Jayantī
Birth of Hanumān (Caitra Pūrṇimā tradition; some traditions Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa 14).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.21 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
यद्यदाचरति श्रेष्ठस्तत्तदेवेतरो जनः।

स यत्प्रमाणं कुरुते लोकस्तदनुवर्तते।।3.21।।
"3.21 For whatever a great man does, others imitate. People conform to the standard which he has set." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya338.76°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra153.74°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala221.05°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
बुध Budha337.63°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati141.67°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra318.86°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani232.11°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:16 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:34 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:58 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:11 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 17 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 42 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:37 – 05:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:14 – 06:16
Abhijit Muhūrta12:00 – 12:49
Vijaya Muhūrta14:28 – 15:17
Godhūli Muhūrta18:22 – 18:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:34 – 19:04
Amṛta Kāla18:19 – 20:04
Niśīta Muhūrta00:00 – 00:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:25 – 13:57
Yamaganda07:48 – 09:20
Gulika Kāla10:53 – 12:25
Varjyam06:47 – 07:06
Dur Muhūrta 09:08 – 09:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:16 – 07:48 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:48 – 09:20 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:20 – 10:53 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:53 – 12:25 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:25 – 13:57 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:57 – 15:29 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:29 – 17:01 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:01 – 18:34 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:34 – 20:01 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:01 – 21:29 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:29 – 22:57 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:57 – 00:25 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:25 – 01:53 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:53 – 03:20 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:20 – 04:48 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:48 – 06:16 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Uttara Phalgunī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869005.27
Julian Day2457470.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0796°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)175.99°
🪷 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 (24.0796°), declination 1.13°, EoT -7.21 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: 2016-03-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)