पञ्चाङ्ग — Toronto, Canada · December 30, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.8 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
न तु मां शक्यसे द्रष्टुमनेनैव स्वचक्षुषा।

दिव्यं ददामि ते चक्षुः पश्य मे योगमैश्वरम्।।11.8।।
"11.8 Yet since with mortal eyes thou canst not see Me, lo! I give thee the Divine Sight. See now the glory of My Sovereignty."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya254.68°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra263.29°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala313.70°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
बुध Budha251.40°DhanuMūla P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati176.33°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra301.03°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani236.87°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:51 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:50 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:20 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:23 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:26 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 58 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 01 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:39 – 07:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:06 – 07:51
Abhijit Muhūrta12:02 – 12:38
Vijaya Muhūrta13:50 – 14:26
Godhūli Muhūrta16:38 – 17:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:50 – 17:12
Amṛta Kāla16:35 – 18:20
Niśīta Muhūrta00:02 – 00:38

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:13 – 12:20
Yamaganda14:35 – 15:42
Gulika Kāla08:58 – 10:06
Varjyam08:14 – 08:28
Dur Muhūrta 09:57 – 10:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:51 – 08:58 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:58 – 10:06 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta10:06 – 11:13 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:13 – 12:20 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:20 – 13:28 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:28 – 14:35 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:35 – 15:42 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:42 – 16:50 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga16:50 – 18:42 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:42 – 20:35 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:35 – 22:28 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:28 – 00:20 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:20 – 02:13 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:13 – 04:06 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha04:06 – 05:58 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:58 – 07:51 (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)1869287.27
Julian Day2457752.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0904°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)8.86°
🪷 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 (24.0904°), declination -23.15°, EoT -2.80 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: 2016-12-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)