पञ्चाङ्ग — Toronto, Canada · December 8, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.17 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अविनाशि तु तद्विद्धि येन सर्वमिदं ततम्।

विनाशमव्ययस्यास्य न कश्चित् कर्तुमर्हति।।2.17।।
"2.17 The Spirit, which pervades all that we see, is imperishable. Nothing can destroy the Spirit." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya232.03°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra113.01°KarkaAśleṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala184.76°TulāCitrā P4
बुध Budha243.06°DhanuMūla P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati198.14°TulāSvātī P4
शुक्र Śukra224.05°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शनि Śani244.32°DhanuMūla P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:39 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:41 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:10 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:08 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:20 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 02 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 57 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:27 – 07:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:54 – 07:39
Abhijit Muhūrta11:52 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta13:41 – 14:17
Godhūli Muhūrta16:29 – 16:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:41 – 17:04
Amṛta Kāla16:26 – 18:11
Niśīta Muhūrta23:52 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:02 – 12:10
Yamaganda14:26 – 15:34
Gulika Kāla08:47 – 09:55
Varjyam08:02 – 08:16
Dur Muhūrta 09:46 – 10:04

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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 · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:39 – 08:47 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:47 – 09:55 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:55 – 11:02 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:02 – 12:10 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:10 – 13:18 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:18 – 14:26 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:26 – 15:34 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:34 – 16:41 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga16:41 – 18:34 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:34 – 20:26 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:26 – 22:18 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:18 – 00:10 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:10 – 02:02 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:02 – 03:55 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:55 – 05:47 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:47 – 07:39 (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 Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869630.27
Julian Day2458095.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1035°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)237.61°
🪷 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 (24.1035°), declination -22.71°, EoT 7.30 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: 2017-12-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)