पञ्चाङ्ग — Toronto, Canada · May 2, 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 4.18 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
कर्मण्यकर्म यः पश्येदकर्मणि च कर्म यः।

स बुद्धिमान् मनुष्येषु स युक्तः कृत्स्नकर्मकृत्।।4.18।।
"4.18 He who can see inaction in action, and action in inaction, is the wisest among men. He is a saint, even though he still acts." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya18.00°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra311.95°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala223.28°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
बुध Budha29.04°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati138.59°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra8.21°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शनि Śani231.02°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:08 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:21 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:14 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:23 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:18 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 12 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 47 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:15 – 04:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:57 – 05:08
Abhijit Muhūrta11:46 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:37 – 15:33
Godhūli Muhūrta19:09 – 19:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:21 – 19:56
Amṛta Kāla19:06 – 20:51
Niśīta Muhūrta23:46 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:55 – 08:41
Yamaganda10:28 – 12:14
Gulika Kāla14:01 – 15:48
Varjyam05:44 – 06:07
Dur Muhūrta 08:27 – 08:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
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 Amṛta05:08 – 06:55 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:55 – 08:41 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:41 – 10:28 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:28 – 12:14 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:14 – 14:01 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:01 – 15:48 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:48 – 17:34 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:34 – 19:21 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala19:21 – 20:34 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:34 – 21:48 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:48 – 23:01 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:01 – 00:14 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:14 – 01:28 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:28 – 02:41 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:41 – 03:55 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:55 – 05:08 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869045.27
Julian Day2457510.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0812°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)297.04°
🪷 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 (24.0812°), declination 15.46°, EoT 3.04 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: 2016-05-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)