पञ्चाङ्ग — Toronto, Canada · January 8, 2018 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 2.48 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
योगस्थः कुरु कर्माणि सङ्गं त्यक्त्वा धनञ्जय।

सिद्ध्यसिद्ध्योः समो भूत्वा समत्वं योग उच्यते।।2.48।।
"2.48 Perform all thy actions with mind concentrated on the Divine, renouncing attachment and looking upon success and failure with an equal eye. Spirituality implies equanimity." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.48's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya263.59°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra162.98°KanyāHasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala204.15°TulāViśākhā P2
बुध Budha241.44°DhanuMūla P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati203.75°TulāViśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra263.04°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani247.96°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:51 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:58 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:24 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:49 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:34 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 06 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 53 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:38 – 07:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:05 – 07:51
Abhijit Muhūrta12:06 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta13:55 – 14:32
Godhūli Muhūrta16:46 – 17:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:58 – 17:20
Amṛta Kāla16:43 – 18:28
Niśīta Muhūrta00:06 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:59 – 10:08
Yamaganda11:16 – 12:24
Gulika Kāla13:33 – 14:41
Varjyam08:14 – 08:28
Dur Muhūrta 09:58 – 10:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
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):
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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:51 – 08:59 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:59 – 10:08 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha10:08 – 11:16 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:16 – 12:24 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:24 – 13:33 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:33 – 14:41 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:41 – 15:49 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:49 – 16:58 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala16:58 – 18:49 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:49 – 20:41 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:41 – 22:33 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:33 – 00:24 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:24 – 02:16 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:16 – 04:08 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg04:08 – 05:59 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:59 – 07:51 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869661.27
Julian Day2458126.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1047°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)256.35°
🪷 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 (24.1047°), declination -22.27°, EoT -6.70 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: 2018-01-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)