पञ्चाङ्ग — Toronto, Canada · January 10, 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 11.19 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
अनादिमध्यान्तमनन्तवीर्य

मनन्तबाहुं शशिसूर्यनेत्रम्।

पश्यामि त्वां दीप्तहुताशवक्त्रम्

स्वतेजसा विश्वमिदं तपन्तम्।।11.19।।
"11.19 Without beginning, without middle and without end, infinite in power, Thine arms all-embracing, the sun and moon Thine eyes, Thy face beaming with the fire of sacrifice, flooding the whole universe with light." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.19'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 Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya265.89°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra52.37°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala322.00°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha244.58°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati177.40°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra312.75°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani238.10°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:50 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:00 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:33 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:49 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 09 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 50 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:37 – 07:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:04 – 07:50
Abhijit Muhūrta12:07 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta13:57 – 14:33
Godhūli Muhūrta16:48 – 17:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:00 – 17:23
Amṛta Kāla16:45 – 18:30
Niśīta Muhūrta00:07 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:42 – 15:51
Yamaganda10:08 – 11:16
Gulika Kāla12:25 – 13:34
Varjyam08:13 – 08:28
Dur Muhūrta 09:58 – 10:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:50 – 08:59 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:59 – 10:08 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala10:08 – 11:16 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:16 – 12:25 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:25 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:34 – 14:42 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:42 – 15:51 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:51 – 17:00 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:00 – 18:51 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:51 – 20:42 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:42 – 22:34 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:34 – 00:25 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:25 – 02:16 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:16 – 04:08 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta04:08 – 05:59 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:59 – 07:50 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869298.27
Julian Day2457763.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0908°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)148.70°
🪷 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 -21.95°, EoT -7.50 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: 2017-01-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)