पञ्चाङ्ग — Toronto, Canada · February 10, 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 11.50 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
सञ्जय उवाच

इत्यर्जुनं वासुदेवस्तथोक्त्वा

स्वकं रूपं दर्शयामास भूयः।

आश्वासयामास च भीतमेनं

भूत्वा पुनः सौम्यवपुर्महात्मा।।11.50।।
"11.50 Sanjaya continued: "Having thus spoken to Arjuna, Lord Shri Krishna showed Himself again in His accustomed form; and the Mighty Lord, in gentle tones, softly consoled him who lately trembled with fear." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.50's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla 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)Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya297.40°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra104.82°KarkaPuṣya P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala345.17°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha279.69°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati178.54°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra340.38°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani241.12°DhanuMūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:24 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:41 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:32 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:26 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:58 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 16 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 43 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:01 – 06:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:32 – 07:24
Abhijit Muhūrta12:12 – 12:53
Vijaya Muhūrta14:15 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta17:29 – 17:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:41 – 18:06
Amṛta Kāla17:26 – 19:11
Niśīta Muhūrta00:12 – 00:53

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:15 – 12:32
Yamaganda15:06 – 16:23
Gulika Kāla08:41 – 09:58
Varjyam07:49 – 08:06
Dur Muhūrta 09:48 – 10:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:24 – 08:41 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:41 – 09:58 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:58 – 11:15 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:15 – 12:32 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:32 – 13:49 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:49 – 15:06 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:06 – 16:23 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:23 – 17:41 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:41 – 19:23 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:23 – 21:06 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:06 – 22:49 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:49 – 00:32 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:32 – 02:15 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:15 – 03:58 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:58 – 05:41 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:41 – 07:24 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Puṣya alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869329.27
Julian Day2457794.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0920°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)169.10°
🪷 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 (24.0920°), declination -14.34°, EoT -14.55 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: 2017-02-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)