पञ्चाङ्ग — Toronto, Canada · May 24, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.16 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
द्वाविमौ पुरुषौ लोके क्षरश्चाक्षर एव च।क्षरः सर्वाणि भूतानि कूटस्थोऽक्षर उच्यते।।15.16।।
"15.16 There are two aspects in Nature: the perishable and the imperishable. All life in this world belongs to the former, the unchanging element belongs to the latter." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya38.99°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
चन्द्र Candra13.68°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala57.90°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
बुध Budha13.88°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati169.12°KanyāHasta P3
शुक्र Śukra353.31°MīnaRevatī P2
शनि Śani241.83°DhanuMūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:44 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:44 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:14 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:34 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:32 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)15 Hours 00 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)8 Hours 59 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:44 – 03:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:29 – 04:44
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta14:44 – 15:44
Godhūli Muhūrta19:32 – 19:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:44 – 20:22
Amṛta Kāla19:29 – 21:14
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:14 – 14:07
Yamaganda06:37 – 08:29
Gulika Kāla10:22 – 12:14
Varjyam05:22 – 05:46
Dur Muhūrta 08:14 – 08:44

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha04:44 – 06:37 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:37 – 08:29 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:29 – 10:22 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:22 – 12:14 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:14 – 14:07 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:07 – 15:59 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:59 – 17:52 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:52 – 19:44 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:44 – 20:52 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:52 – 21:59 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:59 – 23:07 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:07 – 00:14 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:14 – 01:22 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:22 – 02:29 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:29 – 03:37 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:37 – 04:44 (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 Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869432.27
Julian Day2457897.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0960°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)335.60°
🪷 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 (24.0960°), declination 20.77°, EoT 3.31 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: 2017-05-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)