पञ्चाङ्ग — Toronto, Canada · December 21, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.30 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
देही नित्यमवध्योऽयं देहे सर्वस्य भारत।

तस्मात्सर्वाणि भूतानि न त्वं शोचितुमर्हसि।।2.30।।
"2.30 Be not anxious about these armies. The Spirit in man is imperishable." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.30's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya245.25°DhanuMūla P2
चन्द्र Candra275.22°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala192.91°TulāSvātī P2
बुध Budha228.89°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati200.65°TulāViśākhā P1
शुक्र Śukra240.40°DhanuMūla P1
शनि Śani245.85°DhanuMūla P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:48 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:44 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:16 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:35 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:57 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 55 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 04 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:37 – 07:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:04 – 07:48
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta13:45 – 14:21
Godhūli Muhūrta16:32 – 16:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:44 – 17:06
Amṛta Kāla16:29 – 18:14
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:23 – 14:30
Yamaganda07:48 – 08:55
Gulika Kāla10:02 – 11:09
Varjyam08:11 – 08:25
Dur Muhūrta 09:53 – 10:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:48 – 08:55 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:55 – 10:02 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg10:02 – 11:09 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:09 – 12:16 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:16 – 13:23 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:23 – 14:30 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:30 – 15:37 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:37 – 16:44 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta16:44 – 18:37 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:37 – 20:30 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:30 – 22:23 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:23 – 00:16 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:16 – 02:09 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:09 – 04:02 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha04:02 – 05:55 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:55 – 07:48 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869643.27
Julian Day2458108.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1040°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)32.90°
🪷 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 (24.1040°), declination -23.43°, EoT 1.38 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: 2017-12-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)