पञ्चाङ्ग — Toronto, Canada · January 16, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.56 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
दुःखेष्वनुद्विग्नमनाः सुखेषु विगतस्पृहः।

वीतरागभयक्रोधः स्थितधीर्मुनिरुच्यते।।2.56।।
"2.56 The sage, whose mind is unruffled in suffering, whose desire is not roused by enjoyment, who is without attachment, anger or fear - take him to be one who stands at that lofty level." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.56's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya271.74°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra260.35°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala209.11°TulāViśākhā P3
बुध Budha252.24°DhanuMūla P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati204.94°TulāViśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra273.11°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani248.87°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:48 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:07 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:27 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:12 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:12 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 18 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 41 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:33 – 07:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:01 – 07:48
Abhijit Muhūrta12:09 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta14:00 – 14:38
Godhūli Muhūrta16:55 – 17:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:07 – 17:30
Amṛta Kāla16:52 – 18:37
Niśīta Muhūrta00:09 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:47 – 15:57
Yamaganda10:07 – 11:17
Gulika Kāla12:27 – 13:37
Varjyam08:11 – 08:26
Dur Muhūrta 09:58 – 10:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:48 – 08:58 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:58 – 10:07 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala10:07 – 11:17 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:17 – 12:27 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:27 – 13:37 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:37 – 14:47 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:47 – 15:57 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:57 – 17:07 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:07 – 18:57 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:57 – 20:47 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:47 – 22:37 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:37 – 00:27 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:27 – 02:17 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:17 – 04:07 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta04:07 – 05:58 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:58 – 07:48 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Pūrva Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869669.27
Julian Day2458134.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1050°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)348.32°
🪷 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 (24.1050°), declination -20.97°, EoT -9.69 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: 2018-01-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)