पञ्चाङ्ग — Toronto, Canada · August 9, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.21 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
पृथक्त्वेन तु यज्ज्ञानं नानाभावान्पृथग्विधान्।वेत्ति सर्वेषु भूतेषु तज्ज्ञानं विद्धि राजसम्।।18.21।।
"18.21 The knowledge which thinks of the manifold existence in all beings as separate - that comes from Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya112.57°KarkaAśleṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra307.39°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala108.22°KarkaAśleṣā P1
बुध Budha136.73°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati173.71°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra75.42°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शनि Śani237.14°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:15 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:31 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:01 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:43 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 15 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 44 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:21 – 04:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:04 – 05:15
Abhijit Muhūrta11:54 – 12:51
Vijaya Muhūrta14:45 – 15:42
Godhūli Muhūrta19:19 – 19:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:31 – 20:06
Amṛta Kāla19:16 – 21:01
Niśīta Muhūrta23:54 – 00:51

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:23 – 14:10
Yamaganda07:02 – 08:49
Gulika Kāla10:36 – 12:23
Varjyam05:51 – 06:13
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 09:03

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:15 – 07:02 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:02 – 08:49 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:49 – 10:36 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:36 – 12:23 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:23 – 14:10 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:10 – 15:57 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:57 – 17:44 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:44 – 19:31 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:31 – 20:44 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:44 – 21:57 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:57 – 23:10 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:10 – 00:23 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:23 – 01:36 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:36 – 02:49 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:49 – 04:02 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:02 – 05:15 (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)1869509.27
Julian Day2457974.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0989°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)195.35°
🪷 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 (24.0989°), declination 15.84°, EoT -5.21 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: 2017-08-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)