पञ्चाङ्ग — Toronto, Canada · January 9, 2017 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 11.18 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
त्वमक्षरं परमं वेदितव्यं

त्वमस्य विश्वस्य परं निधानम्।

त्वमव्ययः शाश्वतधर्मगोप्ता

सनातनस्त्वं पुरुषो मतो मे।।11.18।।
"11.18 Imperishable art Thou, the Sole One worthy to be known, the priceless Treasure-house of the universe, the immortal Guardian of the Life Eternal, the Spirit Everlasting." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya264.87°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra37.61°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala321.24°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha244.42°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati177.32°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra311.71°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani237.99°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:50 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:59 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:48 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:43 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 08 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 51 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:37 – 07:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:05 – 07:50
Abhijit Muhūrta12:06 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta13:56 – 14:33
Godhūli Muhūrta16:47 – 17:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:59 – 17:22
Amṛta Kāla16:44 – 18:29
Niśīta Muhūrta00:06 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:59 – 10:08
Yamaganda11:16 – 12:25
Gulika Kāla13:33 – 14:42
Varjyam08:13 – 08:28
Dur Muhūrta 09:58 – 10:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:50 – 08:59 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:59 – 10:08 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha10:08 – 11:16 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:16 – 12:25 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:25 – 13:33 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:33 – 14:42 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:42 – 15:50 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:50 – 16:59 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala16:59 – 18:50 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:50 – 20:42 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:42 – 22:33 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:33 – 00:25 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:25 – 02:16 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:16 – 04:08 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg04:08 – 05:59 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:59 – 07:50 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Dvādaśī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869297.27
Julian Day2457762.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0908°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)135.21°
🪷 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 (24.0908°), declination -22.10°, EoT -7.10 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: 2017-01-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)