पञ्चाङ्ग — Toronto, Canada · November 28, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.7 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
कार्पण्यदोषोपहतस्वभावः

पृच्छामि त्वां धर्मसंमूढचेताः।

यच्छ्रेयः स्यान्निश्िचतं ब्रूहि तन्मे

शिष्यस्तेऽहं शाधि मां त्वां प्रपन्नम्।।2.7।।
"2.7 My heart is oppressed with pity; and my mind confused as to what my duty is. Therefore, my Lord, tell me what is best for my spiritual welfare, for I am Thy disciple. Please direct me, I pray." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya221.89°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
चन्द्र Candra327.38°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala178.47°KanyāCitrā P2
बुध Budha243.13°DhanuMūla P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati196.10°TulāSvātī P3
शुक्र Śukra211.48°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
शनि Śani243.17°DhanuMūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:28 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:44 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:06 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:18 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:59 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 15 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 44 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:14 – 06:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:42 – 07:28
Abhijit Muhūrta11:48 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta13:39 – 14:16
Godhūli Muhūrta16:32 – 16:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:44 – 17:07
Amṛta Kāla16:29 – 18:14
Niśīta Muhūrta23:48 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:25 – 15:35
Yamaganda09:47 – 10:57
Gulika Kāla12:06 – 13:16
Varjyam07:52 – 08:06
Dur Muhūrta 09:38 – 09:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:28 – 08:38 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:38 – 09:47 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:47 – 10:57 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:57 – 12:06 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:06 – 13:16 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:16 – 14:25 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:25 – 15:35 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:35 – 16:44 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla16:44 – 18:35 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:35 – 20:25 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:25 – 22:16 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:16 – 00:06 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:06 – 01:57 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:57 – 03:47 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:47 – 05:38 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:38 – 07:28 (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)1869620.27
Julian Day2458085.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1032°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)108.84°
🪷 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 (24.1032°), declination -21.30°, EoT 11.22 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: 2017-11-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)