पञ्चाङ्ग — Toronto, Canada · December 22, 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 2.31 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
स्वधर्ममपि चावेक्ष्य न विकम्पितुमर्हसि।

धर्म्याद्धि युद्धाछ्रेयोऽन्यत्क्षत्रियस्य न विद्यते।।2.31।।
"2.31 Thou must look at thy duty. Nothing can be more welcome to a soldier than a righteous war. Therefore to waver in this resolve is unworthy, O Arjuna!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.31'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 Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya246.27°DhanuMūla P2
चन्द्र Candra287.07°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala193.54°TulāSvātī P3
बुध Budha228.62°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati200.84°TulāViśākhā P1
शुक्र Śukra241.66°DhanuMūla P1
शनि Śani245.96°DhanuMūla P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:49 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:44 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:17 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:06 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:54 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 55 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 04 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:37 – 07:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:04 – 07:49
Abhijit Muhūrta11:59 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta13:46 – 14:22
Godhūli Muhūrta16:32 – 16:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:44 – 17:07
Amṛta Kāla16:29 – 18:14
Niśīta Muhūrta23:59 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:10 – 12:17
Yamaganda14:31 – 15:37
Gulika Kāla08:56 – 10:03
Varjyam08:11 – 08:25
Dur Muhūrta 09:54 – 10:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:49 – 08:56 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:56 – 10:03 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta10:03 – 11:10 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:10 – 12:17 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:17 – 13:24 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:24 – 14:31 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:31 – 15:37 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:37 – 16:44 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga16:44 – 18:37 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:37 – 20:31 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:31 – 22:24 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:24 – 00:17 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:17 – 02:10 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:10 – 04:03 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha04:03 – 05:56 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:56 – 07:49 (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)1869644.27
Julian Day2458109.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1041°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)44.28°
🪷 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 (24.1041°), declination -23.44°, EoT 0.91 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: 2017-12-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)