पञ्चाङ्ग — Toronto, Canada · April 16, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.2 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
एवं परम्पराप्राप्तमिमं राजर्षयो विदुः।

स कालेनेह महता योगो नष्टः परन्तप।।4.2।।
"4.2 The Divine Kings knew it, for it was their tradition. Then, after a long time, at last it was forgotten." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya2.41°MeṣaAśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra114.40°KarkaAśleṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala224.59°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
बुध Budha21.74°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati139.33°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra348.50°MīnaRevatī P1
शनि Śani231.74°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:33 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:02 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:18 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:42 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:49 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 28 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 31 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:45 – 04:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:26 – 05:33
Abhijit Muhūrta11:51 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta14:32 – 15:26
Godhūli Muhūrta18:50 – 19:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:02 – 19:36
Amṛta Kāla18:47 – 20:32
Niśīta Muhūrta23:51 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:55 – 10:36
Yamaganda13:59 – 15:40
Gulika Kāla05:33 – 07:14
Varjyam06:07 – 06:28
Dur Muhūrta 08:42 – 09:09

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:33 – 07:14 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:14 – 08:55 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:55 – 10:36 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:36 – 12:18 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:18 – 13:59 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:59 – 15:40 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:40 – 17:21 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:21 – 19:02 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:02 – 20:21 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:21 – 21:40 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:40 – 22:59 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:59 – 00:18 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:18 – 01:36 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:36 – 02:55 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:55 – 04:14 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:14 – 05:33 (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 Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869029.27
Julian Day2457494.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0806°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)109.07°
🪷 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 (24.0806°), declination 10.22°, EoT 0.02 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: 2016-04-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)