पञ्चाङ्ग — Toronto, Canada · May 20, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.36 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अपि चेदसि पापेभ्यः सर्वेभ्यः पापकृत्तमः।

सर्वं ज्ञानप्लवेनैव वृजिनं सन्तरिष्यसि।।4.36।।
"4.36 Be thou the greatest of sinners, yet thou shalt cross over all sin by the ferryboat of wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.36's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya35.39°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
चन्द्र Candra195.06°TulāSvātī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala218.35°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
बुध Budha20.23°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati138.68°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra30.34°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
शनि Śani229.88°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:47 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:41 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:14 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:47 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:59 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 53 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 06 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:48 – 03:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:33 – 04:47
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta14:43 – 15:42
Godhūli Muhūrta19:29 – 19:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:41 – 20:18
Amṛta Kāla19:26 – 21:11
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:22 – 12:14
Yamaganda15:57 – 17:49
Gulika Kāla06:39 – 08:31
Varjyam05:24 – 05:48
Dur Muhūrta 08:16 – 08:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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 · 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 · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala04:47 – 06:39 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:39 – 08:31 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:31 – 10:22 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:22 – 12:14 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:14 – 14:06 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:06 – 15:57 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:57 – 17:49 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:49 – 19:41 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:41 – 20:49 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:49 – 21:57 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:57 – 23:06 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:06 – 00:14 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:14 – 01:22 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:22 – 02:31 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:31 – 03:39 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:39 – 04:47 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869063.27
Julian Day2457528.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0819°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)159.12°
🪷 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 (24.0819°), declination 20.03°, EoT 3.60 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: 2016-05-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)