पञ्चाङ्ग — Toronto, Canada · January 18, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.27 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
वक्त्राणि ते त्वरमाणा विशन्ति

दंष्ट्राकरालानि भयानकानि।

केचिद्विलग्ना दशनान्तरेषु

संदृश्यन्ते चूर्णितैरुत्तमाङ्गैः।।11.27।।
"11.27 1 see them all rushing headlong into Thy mouths, with terrible tusks, horrible to behold. Some are mangled between thy jaws, with their heads crushed to atoms." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.27's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya274.04°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra163.11°KanyāHasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala328.01°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
बुध Budha249.65°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati177.97°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra320.82°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani238.95°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:46 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:09 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:28 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:12 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:56 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 22 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 37 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:31 – 07:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:59 – 07:46
Abhijit Muhūrta12:09 – 12:47
Vijaya Muhūrta14:02 – 14:39
Godhūli Muhūrta16:57 – 17:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:09 – 17:33
Amṛta Kāla16:54 – 18:39
Niśīta Muhūrta00:09 – 00:47

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:28 – 13:38
Yamaganda08:57 – 10:07
Gulika Kāla11:18 – 12:28
Varjyam08:10 – 08:25
Dur Muhūrta 09:58 – 10:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:46 – 08:57 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:57 – 10:07 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla10:07 – 11:18 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:18 – 12:28 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:28 – 13:38 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:38 – 14:49 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:49 – 15:59 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:59 – 17:09 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:09 – 18:59 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:59 – 20:49 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:49 – 22:38 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:38 – 00:28 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:28 – 02:18 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:18 – 04:07 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga04:07 – 05:57 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:57 – 07:46 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869306.27
Julian Day2457771.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0912°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)248.51°
🪷 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 (24.0912°), declination -20.53°, EoT -10.35 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: 2017-01-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)