पञ्चाङ्ग — Toronto, Canada · July 8, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: मिथुन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mithuna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Gemini.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.14 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
प्रशान्तात्मा विगतभीर्ब्रह्मचारिव्रते स्थितः।

मनः संयम्य मच्चित्तो युक्त आसीत मत्परः।।6.14।।
"6.14 With peace in his heart and nor fear, observing the vow of celibacy, with mind controlled and fixed on Me, let the student lose himself in contemplation of Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya82.24°MithunaPunarvasu P1
चन्द्र Candra127.09°SiṃhaMaghā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala209.27°TulāViśākhā P3
बुध Budha83.09°MithunaPunarvasu P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati143.37°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra90.56°KarkaPunarvasu P4
शनि Śani226.52°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:44 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)20:00 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:22 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:35 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:08 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)15 Hours 16 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)8 Hours 43 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:42 – 03:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:28 – 04:44
Abhijit Muhūrta11:52 – 12:53
Vijaya Muhūrta14:55 – 15:56
Godhūli Muhūrta19:48 – 20:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā20:00 – 20:39
Amṛta Kāla19:45 – 21:30
Niśīta Muhūrta23:52 – 00:53

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:28 – 12:22
Yamaganda16:11 – 18:06
Gulika Kāla06:39 – 08:33
Varjyam05:22 – 05:47
Dur Muhūrta 08:18 – 08:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala04:44 – 06:39 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:39 – 08:33 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:33 – 10:28 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:28 – 12:22 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:22 – 14:17 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:17 – 16:11 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg16:11 – 18:06 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala18:06 – 20:00 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga20:00 – 21:06 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg21:06 – 22:11 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala22:11 – 23:17 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:17 – 00:22 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:22 – 01:28 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:28 – 02:33 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:33 – 03:39 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:39 – 04:44 (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)1869112.27
Julian Day2457577.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0837°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)45.80°
🪷 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 (24.0837°), declination 22.44°, EoT -4.68 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: 2016-07-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)