पञ्चाङ्ग — Toronto, Canada · February 7, 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 3.6 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
कर्मेन्द्रियाणि संयम्य य आस्ते मनसा स्मरन्।

इन्द्रियार्थान्विमूढात्मा मिथ्याचारः स उच्यते।।3.6।।
"3.6 He who remains motionless, refusing to act, but all the while brooding over sensuous object, that deluded soul is simply a hypocrite." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.6'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 Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya294.10°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra197.14°TulāSvātī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala222.64°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
बुध Budha286.26°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati207.52°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra300.74°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani251.18°DhanuMūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:28 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:36 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:32 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:01 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:07 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 08 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 51 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:07 – 06:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:37 – 07:28
Abhijit Muhūrta12:12 – 12:52
Vijaya Muhūrta14:13 – 14:54
Godhūli Muhūrta17:24 – 17:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:36 – 18:01
Amṛta Kāla17:21 – 19:06
Niśīta Muhūrta00:12 – 00:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:32 – 13:48
Yamaganda08:44 – 10:00
Gulika Kāla11:16 – 12:32
Varjyam07:53 – 08:09
Dur Muhūrta 09:50 – 10:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:28 – 08:44 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:44 – 10:00 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla10:00 – 11:16 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:16 – 12:32 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:32 – 13:48 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:48 – 15:04 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:04 – 16:20 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:20 – 17:36 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:36 – 19:20 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:20 – 21:04 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:04 – 22:48 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:48 – 00:32 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:32 – 02:16 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:16 – 04:00 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga04:00 – 05:44 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:44 – 07:28 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869691.27
Julian Day2458156.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1059°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)260.73°
🪷 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 (24.1059°), declination -15.37°, EoT -14.38 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: 2018-02-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)