पञ्चाङ्ग — Toronto, Canada · January 14, 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 11.23 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
रूपं महत्ते बहुवक्त्रनेत्रं

महाबाहो बहुबाहूरुपादम्।

बहूदरं बहुदंष्ट्राकरालं

दृष्ट्वा लोकाः प्रव्यथितास्तथाऽहम्।।11.23।।
"11.23 Seeing Thy stupendous Form, O Most Mighty, with its myriad faces, its innumerable eyes and limbs and terrible jaws, I myself and all the worlds are overwhelmed with awe." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya269.97°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra110.51°KarkaAśleṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala325.01°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha246.41°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati177.71°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra316.84°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani238.53°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:49 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:05 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:27 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:40 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:58 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 15 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 44 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:34 – 07:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:02 – 07:49
Abhijit Muhūrta12:08 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta13:59 – 14:36
Godhūli Muhūrta16:53 – 17:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:05 – 17:28
Amṛta Kāla16:50 – 18:35
Niśīta Muhūrta00:08 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:08 – 11:17
Yamaganda13:36 – 14:46
Gulika Kāla07:49 – 08:58
Varjyam08:12 – 08:27
Dur Muhūrta 09:58 – 10:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:49 – 08:58 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:58 – 10:08 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga10:08 – 11:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:17 – 12:27 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:27 – 13:36 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:36 – 14:46 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:46 – 15:55 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:55 – 17:05 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:05 – 18:55 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:55 – 20:46 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:46 – 22:36 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:36 – 00:27 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:27 – 02:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:17 – 04:08 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala04:08 – 05:58 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:58 – 07:49 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869302.27
Julian Day2457767.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0910°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)201.28°
🪷 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 (24.0910°), declination -21.30°, EoT -9.00 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: 2017-01-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)