पञ्चाङ्ग — Toronto, Canada · July 9, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: कामिका एकादशी — Kāmikā Ekādaśī
First Ekādaśī of Cāturmāsya; equivalent to gift of cow + svarṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.44 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
पूर्वाभ्यासेन तेनैव ह्रियते ह्यवशोऽपि सः।

जिज्ञासुरपि योगस्य शब्दब्रह्मातिवर्तते।।6.44।।
"6.44 Unconsciously he will return to the practices of his old life; so that he who tries to realise spiritual consciousness is certainly superior to one who only talks of it." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.44's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya82.70°MithunaPunarvasu P1
चन्द्र Candra26.44°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala283.92°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
बुध Budha108.69°KarkaAśleṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati199.11°TulāSvātī P4
शुक्र Śukra124.45°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शनि Śani250.79°DhanuMūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:44 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)20:00 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:22 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:22 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:53 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)15 Hours 15 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)8 Hours 44 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:42 – 03:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:28 – 04:44
Abhijit Muhūrta11:52 – 12:53
Vijaya Muhūrta14:55 – 15:56
Godhūli Muhūrta19:48 – 20:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā20:00 – 20:38
Amṛta Kāla19:45 – 21:30
Niśīta Muhūrta23:52 – 00:53

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:39 – 08:33
Yamaganda10:28 – 12:22
Gulika Kāla14:17 – 16:11
Varjyam05:23 – 05:47
Dur Muhūrta 08:18 – 08:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta04:44 – 06:39 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:39 – 08:33 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:33 – 10:28 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:28 – 12:22 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:22 – 14:17 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:17 – 16:11 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha16:11 – 18:06 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta18:06 – 20:00 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala20:00 – 21:06 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha21:06 – 22:11 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta22:11 – 23:17 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:17 – 00:22 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:22 – 01:28 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:28 – 02:33 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:33 – 03:39 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:39 – 04:44 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869843.27
Julian Day2458308.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1117°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)306.21°
🪷 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 (24.1117°), declination 22.38°, EoT -4.83 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: 2018-07-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)