पञ्चाङ्ग — Toronto, Canada · November 7, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: करवा चौथ — Karvā Chauth
North Indian wives' fast for husband's longevity. Kṛṣṇa Caturthī of Kārtika.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.33 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
येषामर्थे काङ्क्षितं नो राज्यं भोगाः सुखानि च।

त इमेऽवस्थिता युद्धे प्राणांस्त्यक्त्वा धनानि च।।1.33।।
"1.33 When those for whose sake I desire these things stand here about to sacrifice their property and their lives:" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.33's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya200.72°TulāViśākhā P1
चन्द्र Candra59.85°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala165.25°KanyāHasta P2
बुध Budha217.45°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati191.61°TulāSvātī P2
शुक्र Śukra185.14°TulāCitrā P4
शनि Śani240.94°DhanuMūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:01 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:02 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:01 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:57 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:19 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 00 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 59 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:41 – 06:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:11 – 07:01
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta13:42 – 14:22
Godhūli Muhūrta16:50 – 17:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:02 – 17:27
Amṛta Kāla16:47 – 18:32
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:32 – 15:47
Yamaganda09:31 – 10:46
Gulika Kāla12:01 – 13:17
Varjyam07:26 – 07:42
Dur Muhūrta 09:21 – 09:41

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:01 – 08:16 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:16 – 09:31 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:31 – 10:46 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:46 – 12:01 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:01 – 13:17 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:17 – 14:32 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:32 – 15:47 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:47 – 17:02 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:02 – 18:47 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:47 – 20:32 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:32 – 22:17 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:17 – 00:01 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:01 – 01:46 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:46 – 03:31 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:31 – 05:16 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:16 – 07:01 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869599.27
Julian Day2458064.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1024°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)216.25°
🪷 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 (24.1024°), declination -16.28°, EoT 16.09 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: 2017-11-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)