पञ्चाङ्ग — Toronto, Canada · December 4, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.24 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
पुरोधसां च मुख्यं मां विद्धि पार्थ बृहस्पतिम्।

सेनानीनामहं स्कन्दः सरसामस्मि सागरः।।10.24।।
"10.24 Among the priests, know, O Arjuna, that I am the Apostle Brihaspati; of generals I am Skanda, the Commander-in-Chief, and of waters I am the Ocean." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya228.23°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra278.73°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala294.11°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha247.38°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati172.71°KanyāHasta P4
शुक्र Śukra271.53°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani233.82°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:35 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:42 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:09 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:46 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:15 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 06 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 53 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:22 – 06:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:50 – 07:35
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta13:40 – 14:16
Godhūli Muhūrta16:30 – 16:54
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:42 – 17:05
Amṛta Kāla16:27 – 18:12
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:34 – 16:42
Yamaganda12:09 – 13:17
Gulika Kāla14:25 – 15:34
Varjyam07:58 – 08:13
Dur Muhūrta 09:43 – 10:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg07:35 – 08:44 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:44 – 09:52 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:52 – 11:00 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:00 – 12:09 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:09 – 13:17 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:17 – 14:25 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:25 – 15:34 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:34 – 16:42 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha16:42 – 18:34 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:34 – 20:25 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:25 – 22:17 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:17 – 00:09 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:09 – 02:00 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:00 – 03:52 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:52 – 05:44 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:44 – 07:35 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869261.27
Julian Day2457726.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0894°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)53.60°
🪷 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 (24.0894°), declination -22.27°, EoT 8.96 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: 2016-12-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)